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Inguinal hernia repair, open at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

📍 Boston, MA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 49505
Cash-pay price
$2,078
Brigham and Women's Hospital is significantly cheaper than median (-46%) for inguinal hernia repair, open.
Chargemaster (gross): $2,770

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 571 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 83% 69.6% +13pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 77% 68.6% +8pp
Nurses always communicated well 83% 75.6% +7pp
Doctors always communicated well 82% 76.6% +5pp
Given clear info about recovery 89% 84.4% +5pp
Room and bathroom always clean 68% 68.6% -1pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.6% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 48% 52.2% -4pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Brigham and Women's Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 49505, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of inguinal hernia repair, open prices, see the Inguinal hernia repair, open overview.