Hernia Repair Surgery Cost in Montana (2026)
In line with national pricing · Regional price parity: 97.5 · MT
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why hernia repair surgery costs what it does in Montana.
Regional Price Parity
Montana's cost-of-living index sits at 97.5 — meaningfully below the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
21 facilities perform this procedure in Montana — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
At -2.5% below the national average ($7,000), Montana is a discount market. Often driven by lower overhead or less metro concentration — quality can still be excellent.
Hernia Repair Surgery in Montana: What to Know
Montana offers diverse options for hernia repair. Bozeman Health provides robotic-assisted surgery, aiming for quicker recovery and smaller scars, with many patients resuming light activity within days. In Eastern Montana, Intermountain Health Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City began offering robotic-assisted hernia repair in early 2024, expanding access. Missoula's Montana Colon specializes in complex abdominal wall reconstruction, utilizing advanced robotic techniques like TAR and eTEP for challenging cases. Billings Clinic also frequently performs laparoscopic hernia repairs.
For potentially lower costs, consider ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) like Yellowstone Surgery Center in Billings, where inguinal hernia repairs are often outpatient procedures. Nationally, a significant portion of inguinal hernia repairs occur in ASCs. Logan Health in Kalispell also offers medical tourism services, providing high-quality, potentially more affordable robotic-assisted and minimally invasive options. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in Montana
Hernia Repair Surgery costs in Montana track close to the national average. Here's how the total is divided across cost components.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
Montana all-in range
Financing Options
Many Montana clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $6,825 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Cost estimates are adjusted for regional pricing. See how we calculate state-level costs →
Ranges adjusted for Montana's regional price parity (97.5). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in Montana
Below are the top facilities performing hernia repair surgery in Montana, ranked by volume. Rates shown are negotiated amounts from CMS Medicare data.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| St Patrick Hospital | Missoula | $5,079 | $4,034 | 165 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | $4,640 | $3,689 | 149 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | $8,726 | $7,160 | 148 |
| Benefis Hospitals Inc | Great Falls | $5,069 | $4,020 | 134 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | Kalispell | $5,459 | $4,342 | 130 |
| St Vincent Healthcare | Billings | $5,129 | $4,086 | 109 |
| St Patrick Hospital | Missoula | $8,938 | $7,334 | 103 |
| St Vincent Healthcare | Billings | $8,853 | $7,252 | 87 |
| Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center | Bozeman | $5,440 | $4,322 | 83 |
| Logan Health Medical Center | Kalispell | $9,503 | $7,911 | 71 |
Hernia Repair Surgery Cost in Nearby States
Montana runs close to the national average for hernia repair surgery, but it's the pricier option compared to its immediate neighbors.
Expert Answers for Montana Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to Montana.
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How we calculate hernia repair surgery costs in Montana
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for Montana's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.