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Inguinal hernia repair, open at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

📍 Chicago, IL 5/5 CMS rating CPT 49505
Cash-pay price
$4,658 to $19,605
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is more expensive than median (+20%) for inguinal hernia repair, open.
Chargemaster (gross): $6,654 – $28,007

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 2,160 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 82% 69.6% +12pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 80% 68.6% +11pp
Nurses always communicated well 81% 75.6% +5pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 68.6% -2pp
Staff always explained meds 61% 57.6% +3pp
Quiet at night, always 65% 52.2% +13pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Northwestern Memorial 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.