Summary

13 facilities within 25 miles of Richmond publish prices for Inguinal Hernia Repair. Cash prices range from $10,421 to $16,470 — a 1.6x difference for an identical procedure. The Virginia average is $11,984.

$10,421 lowest
$16,470 highest
Best Value

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Mechanicsville, VA · Bon Secours Mercy Health · 0.2 mi

$10,778 Cash price
4/5 CMS rating
65.0% Patient satisfaction

Lowest price among hospitals rated 4 stars or above. Patient satisfaction: 65%. Cash price of $10,778 is below the statewide average of $11,984.

All facilities ranked by price

1
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center 3★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$10,421
2
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center 4★ · 0.2 mi · Nonprofit
$10,778
3
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$14,842
4
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital 3★ · 0.0 mi · Nonprofit
$16,470
Complete facility data
# Facility Cash Price Gross Charge Markup CMS Stars Patient Rating Ownership
1 Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Midlothian, VA · 0.2 mi $10,421 $17,368 1.67x 3/5 71.0% Nonprofit
2 Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Bon Secours Mercy Health Mechanicsville, VA · 0.2 mi $10,778 $17,964 1.67x 4/5 65.0% Nonprofit
3 Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $14,842 $24,736 1.67x 68.0% Nonprofit
4 Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Bon Secours Mercy Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi $16,470 $27,450 1.67x 3/5 66.0% Nonprofit
5 Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Sentara Health Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 79.0% Nonprofit
6 Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Riverside Health System Gloucester, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 77.0% Nonprofit
7 Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Riverside Health System Williamsburg, VA · 0.2 mi 4/5 76.0% Nonprofit
8 Medical College of Virginia Hospitals VCU Health Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi 4/5 74.0% Local government
9 CJW Medical Center Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi 4/5 64.0% For-profit
10 Stafford Hospital, LLC Stafford, VA · 0.2 mi 3/5 70.0% Nonprofit
11 Henrico Doctors' Hospital HCA Virginia Richmond, VA · 0.0 mi 3/5 69.0% Nonprofit
12 Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center HCA Virginia Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi 3/5 61.0% For-profit
13 Mary Washington Hospital Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg, VA · 0.2 mi 2/5 61.0% Nonprofit

Insurance negotiated rates by facility

The rates below are what each insurer has contractually agreed to pay this hospital for Inguinal Hernia Repair. Your actual out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible status and copay structure.

Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center

Cash: $10,421
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Humana $3,493 -$6,928
Aetna $3,493 -$6,928
UnitedHealthcare $3,493 -$6,928
UnitedHealthcare $3,493 -$6,928
UnitedHealthcare $3,493 -$6,928
Aetna $3,493 -$6,928
Humana $3,563 -$6,858

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center

Cash: $10,778
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Aetna $3,592 -$7,186
Aetna $3,592 -$7,186
UnitedHealthcare $3,592 -$7,186
UnitedHealthcare $3,592 -$7,186
UnitedHealthcare $3,592 -$7,186
Humana $3,664 -$7,114
Humana $3,664 -$7,114

Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital

Cash: $14,842
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Aetna $3,493 -$11,348
UnitedHealthcare $3,493 -$11,348
UnitedHealthcare $3,493 -$11,348
Humana $3,563 -$11,279
Humana $3,563 -$11,279

Bon Secours St Marys Hospital

Cash: $16,470
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate vs Cash
Aetna $3,592 -$12,878
Aetna $3,592 -$12,878
UnitedHealthcare $3,592 -$12,878
UnitedHealthcare $3,592 -$12,878
UnitedHealthcare $3,592 -$12,878
Humana $3,664 -$12,806
Humana $6,187 -$10,283

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Sentara Health Plan Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,563
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,598
Anthem Anthem Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,659
UnitedHealthcare Dsnp Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,668
Anthem Anthem Exchange $11,797
Anthem Anthem Hmo $12,617
Anthem Anthem Ppo $13,143
UnitedHealthcare All Commercial Plans $17,187
UnitedHealthcare Options Ppo $19,040

Riverside Walter Reed Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Humana Tricare $2,785
Johns Hopkins Health Plan Tricare $3,027
Molina Medicare Advantage $3,370
Veterans Administration Veterans Administration $3,370
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $3,437
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,471
Anthem Medicare Advantage $3,471
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,471
Sentara Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,538
Aetna Managed Medicaid $4,944
Molina Managed Medicaid $4,944
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $4,944
Sentara Health Plans Managed Medicaid $5,069
Humana Managed Medicaid $5,191
Aetna All Commerical Products $7,266

2 additional plans not shown.

Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Humana Tricare $2,785
Johns Hopkins Health Plan Tricare $3,027
Veterans Administration Veterans Administration $3,370
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage $3,437
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,471
Anthem Medicare Advantage $3,471
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,471
Sentara Health Plans Medicare Advantage $3,538
Aetna Managed Medicaid $4,944
Anthem Managed Medicaid $4,944
UnitedHealthcare Managed Medicaid $4,944
Sentara Health Plans Managed Medicaid $5,069
Humana Managed Medicaid $5,191
Anthem HMO Products $10,404
Anthem PPO Products $11,859

Medical College of Virginia Hospitals

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
CLEAR SPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,249
MOLINA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,249
Aetna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,370
Anthem MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,370
Cigna MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,403
SENTARA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,410
UnitedHealthcare MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DSNP $3,504
Humana MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3,538
Anthem MANAGED MEDICAID $5,353
SENTARA MANAGED MEDICAID $5,353
Aetna MANAGED MEDICAID $5,406
UnitedHealthcare MANAGED MEDICAID $5,460
MOLINA MANAGED MEDICAID $5,620

CJW Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $4,250
Bright Health COMM $4,278
Lifeworks MCR $4,950
Anthem HIX $5,329
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $5,631
Cigna IFP $5,968
Oscar COMM $6,067
Anthem HPN $6,763
Anthem HMO $7,330
Anthem PPO $7,330
Optima Health HMO $8,061
Optima Health POS $8,061
Optima Health PPO $8,061
Cigna HMO $9,000
Cigna PPO $9,000

3 additional plans not shown.

Henrico Doctors' Hospital

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Universal Healthcare Group MCR $4,250
Bright Health COMM $4,278
Lifeworks MCR $4,950
Anthem HIX $5,032
UnitedHealthcare NavigateCorePayer $5,631
Cigna IFP $5,968
Oscar COMM $6,067
Anthem HPN $6,385
Anthem HMO $6,922
Anthem PPO $6,922
Optima Health HMO $8,061
Optima Health POS $8,061
Optima Health PPO $8,061
Cigna HMO $9,000
Cigna PPO $9,000

3 additional plans not shown.

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center

Cash: N/A
Insurance Plan Negotiated Rate
Cigna IFP $3,454
Anthem HIX $4,268
Bright Health COMM $4,278
Lifeworks MCR $4,950
Anthem HMO $5,871
Anthem HPN $5,871
Anthem PPO $5,871
Cigna HMO $6,084
Cigna PPO $6,084
UnitedHealthcare AllPayerAppendix $7,414
Optima Health HMO $8,061
Optima Health POS $8,061
Optima Health PPO $8,061

Before you call

The data in this report is from each hospital's publicly filed prices. Here's how to use it.

Confirm the price

Call the hospital's billing department and ask for a price estimate or Good Faith Estimate for Inguinal Hernia Repair (CPT 49505). Under federal law, they must provide this. Compare it to the published price in this report.

Ask about cash pay

If you haven't met your deductible, ask for the cash/self-pay rate. At many hospitals, the cash price is lower than the insurance-negotiated rate. You can see this in the insurance table above — some negotiated rates exceed the cash price.

Compare before you schedule

You are not required to use the facility your doctor referred you to. You can request a referral to any in-network facility. The same procedure, same quality — sometimes at a fraction of the price.

Ask about financial help

Most nonprofit hospitals in Virginia offer financial assistance to patients based on household income. This is separate from insurance — even insured patients can qualify. Ask billing for their Financial Assistance Policy.

Financial assistance by facility

Nonprofit hospitals are legally required to have financial assistance programs. Below is what we know about each facility's charitable care.

Facility Status Charity Care Provided How to Apply
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Local government N/A (for-profit)
CJW Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Stafford Hospital, LLC Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Henrico Doctors' Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center For-profit N/A (for-profit)
Mary Washington Hospital Nonprofit Call billing, request Financial Assistance application

What to do next

  1. Identify your top 2-3 facilities based on price, quality rating, and distance. The data in this report shows that lower price does not mean lower quality — check the star ratings.
  2. Call billing before you schedule. Confirm the published price. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate. Ask whether there's a prompt-pay or cash-pay discount beyond the listed rate.
  3. Check your deductible status. If you haven't met your deductible, compare the cash rate to what you'd owe through insurance. In some cases, paying cash is cheaper than using your plan.
  4. Apply for financial assistance if your household income is under $60,000-$125,000 (thresholds vary). Most eligible patients never apply because they don't know the program exists.
  5. Get everything in writing. Before your procedure, get a written price estimate. After, review the bill line by line. Roughly 80% of hospital bills contain errors (Becker's Hospital Review).

Data sources

Hospital prices
Published machine-readable files, required under CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR Part 180)
Quality ratings
CMS Hospital Compare, updated quarterly
Patient satisfaction
HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems)
Financial data
CMS Cost Reports (charity care, revenue) and IRS 990 filings (officer compensation)

This report is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Every price shown is a price a hospital published — not an estimate. Actual out-of-pocket costs depend on your insurance plan, deductible status, and clinical circumstances. Consult your healthcare provider and insurer before making decisions.