Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 354 · Inpatient stay · 73 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $66,047
Typical charge
$84,685
Dearest quarter
over $109,480
Actually paid
$18,994
The middle U.S. hospital bills $84,685 for Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.1x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $18,994 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 3 | $54,763 | $36,639 – $83,007 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $68,021 | $30,487 – $92,806 |
| Ohio | 4 | $75,118 | $59,990 – $79,206 |
| Illinois | 3 | $83,798 | $67,469 – $108,918 |
| North Carolina | 3 | $85,540 | $52,182 – $97,182 |
| Texas | 5 | $99,758 | $54,327 – $158,027 |
| Virginia | 4 | $100,386 | $66,047 – $273,122 |
| New York | 5 | $100,425 | $87,187 – $158,427 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | $128,466 | $60,080 – $158,453 |
| Florida | 3 | $141,057 | $64,731 – $145,611 |
| California | 4 | $230,072 | $114,267 – $292,046 |
Where Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA |
$30,487 | $22,431 |
|
The Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha, NE |
$36,639 | $13,731 |
|
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson, MS |
$39,192 | $11,387 |
|
University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics
Salt Lake City, UT |
$45,092 | $18,679 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$45,345 | $42,298 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$46,454 | $13,483 |
|
Yale-New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT |
$48,387 | $24,766 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$51,555 | $23,583 |
|
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
Des Moines, IA |
$51,867 | $12,755 |
|
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC |
$52,182 | $14,315 |
|
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, TX |
$54,327 | $19,527 |
|
Bryan Medical Center
Lincoln, NE |
$54,763 | $13,781 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$292,046 | $32,306 |
|
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA |
$273,122 | $12,465 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$269,668 | $20,397 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$190,475 | $30,698 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$172,441 | $26,623 |
|
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
$158,453 | $22,354 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$158,427 | $24,664 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$158,027 | $16,226 |
|
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA |
$155,245 | $17,250 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$145,611 | $16,323 |
|
Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, FL |
$141,057 | $18,808 |
|
West Jersey Hospital
Voorhees, NJ |
$138,493 | $13,734 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with Complications?
Across 73 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with Complications is $84,685. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $66,047 and the dearest quarter over $109,480.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal and Femoral with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.1x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $18,994 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $98,349. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 354: “HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITH CC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.