How much does inguinal hernia repair cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 49505.
Median commercial rates on file run from $185 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $8,228 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 44.4× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $6,563 | $3,049median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $370 | $185median of 113 plans | $185median of 145 plans | $185median of 141 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $1,027 | $6,490median of 9 plans | — | $505median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $5,077median of 6 plans | $3,553median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | — | $8,228median of 10 plans | $4,544median of 6 plans | $6,852median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | — | $3,285median of 6 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | — | $5,756median of 4 plans | $4,399median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does inguinal hernia repair cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Inguinal hernia repair in Washington, DC range from $370 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $6,563 at The George Washington University Hospital (2 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for inguinal hernia repair?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($185, median of 113 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($8,228, median of 10 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.