Hernia repair prices, read 15 August 2026
What does hernia surgery cost in the UK?
Hernia repair is an NHS operation, free to the patient where it is clinically indicated. Where UK providers publish a self-pay price, a standard groin hernia repair is listed at £3,449 to £3,627 by the three we read on 15 August 2026, while keyhole repair and hiatus hernia surgery are published a good deal higher. Tell us which hernia you have been told about and private hospitals will price your own repair.
How it works
- Tell us which hernia you have been told about, which side, and how you would pay. Two minutes, no account.
- Those answers go to private hospitals and surgical clinics near your postcode that repair hernias, and to no one else.
- They price your own repair and contact you. Compare that with the published figures on this page and with the NHS route, then choose, or leave it.
Hernia Surgery Cost is an independent site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. We are not a hospital or a healthcare provider, and nothing on this site is medical advice: whether your hernia needs repairing, and which technique is right, are questions for your GP and a surgeon. There is no affiliation between us and the NHS, the Care Quality Commission, the General Medical Council, PHIN or any provider we name. Each price is reproduced from that provider's own published page and carries the date it was read. Details submitted through the form go to private hospitals and surgical clinics who then contact you, and a provider may pay us a fee; nothing is charged to you.
Published UK hernia repair prices, August 2026
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Self-pay figures that UK providers publish for hernia repair, read on 15 August 2026, split by the type of hernia and the technique each price is attached to.
Each row reproduces a figure from the named provider's own published price page as read on 15 August 2026, with the hernia type and technique that provider attaches to it. No average is calculated here, because the same words cover very different operations: an open groin repair and a laparoscopic bilateral repair are published more than £2,500 apart by one of these providers alone. Providers appear because they publish, not as recommendations, and your own figure comes from a consultation.
| Provider, hernia type and technique | Basis of the published figure | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Plus Group, inguinal hernia repair | Fixed price, stated to include consultant fees, anaesthetic, any overnight stay, prescriptions and post-operative appointments; the £145 initial consultation and any resulting tests are charged separately. Femoral, umbilical, incisional and recurrent repairs are published at the same figure | £3,449 |
| Benenden Hospital, inguinal hernia repair, open surgery | Guide price, defined by the hospital as an indication of the minimum cost rather than a guaranteed figure | From £3,467 |
| Benenden Hospital, inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic, one side | Same guide-price basis; keyhole repair is published well above the open equivalent | From £6,020 |
| Benenden Hospital, inguinal hernia repair, laparoscopic, both sides | Same guide-price basis, covering a bilateral keyhole repair | From £6,181 |
| Benenden Hospital, umbilical hernia repair | Same guide-price basis, for a repair at the belly button | From £2,688 |
| Spire Manchester Hospital, hernia surgery | A 'from' treatment price, described by Spire as the minimum cost of the procedure; the total package with initial consultation and aftercare is published at from £3,870 | From £3,627 |
| NHS hernia repair | No charge to the patient. The NHS says an inguinal hernia may not need treatment if it is not causing symptoms, so surgery is a clinical decision | £0 |
- Practice Plus Group publishes a fixed price of £3,449 for inguinal hernia repair, and lists femoral, umbilical, incisional and recurrent repairs at the same figure (price list read 15 August 2026).
- Benenden Hospital publishes an open inguinal hernia repair from £3,467 and the laparoscopic equivalent from £6,020 for one side, so technique moves the published price by more than £2,500 (read 15 August 2026).
- Spire Manchester Hospital publishes hernia surgery from £3,627 for treatment, or from £3,870 for the total package including consultation and aftercare (read 15 August 2026).
- The NHS says inguinal hernia repair usually takes between 30 and 90 minutes, that you can usually go home the same day, and that recovery usually takes up to 4 to 6 weeks.
Cite this page
“Published UK hernia repair prices, August 2026”, Hernia Surgery Cost, https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-15). Each row reproduces a figure from the named provider's own published price page as read on 15 August 2026, with the hernia type and technique that provider attaches to it. No average is calculated here, because the same words cover very different operations: an open groin repair and a laparoscopic bilateral repair are published more than £2,500 apart by one of these providers alone. Providers appear because they publish, not as recommendations, and your own figure comes from a consultation.
Frequently asked
How much does hernia surgery cost in the UK?
Nothing to the patient where the NHS carries it out. Privately, figures published by UK providers and read on 15 August 2026 include a fixed £3,449 at Practice Plus Group for inguinal, umbilical, femoral, incisional and recurrent repairs, a guide price from £3,467 at Benenden Hospital for open inguinal repair, and from £3,627 at Spire Manchester Hospital. Keyhole repair is published higher.
Does the price change depending on the type of hernia?
It depends on the provider. Practice Plus Group publishes the same £3,449 for inguinal, femoral, umbilical, incisional and recurrent repairs. Benenden Hospital publishes them apart: umbilical from £2,688, open inguinal from £3,467, laparoscopic inguinal from £6,020 for one side and from £6,181 for both. Read 15 August 2026.
Is mesh used in every hernia repair?
Not always. The NHS describes the usual steps as the hernia being pushed back into place and a thin sheet of material called mesh put over it and fixed with small stitches, and adds that sometimes just stitches are used to stop the hernia pushing out. Which applies to you is a matter for your surgeon.
How long is recovery after hernia repair?
The NHS says it usually takes up to 4 to 6 weeks to recover from an inguinal hernia repair, though it can take longer. It advises at least 1 to 2 weeks off work, up to 6 weeks if the job involves heavy lifting, and no heavy lifting or strenuous activity for at least 4 to 6 weeks.
Do I need surgery if my hernia is not painful?
That is a question for a doctor rather than for us. The NHS states that an inguinal hernia may not need treatment if it is not causing symptoms, and that repair may be recommended where there is pain, or to prevent a blocked bowel or a strangulated hernia. Ask your GP what applies to your case.
What does this site charge?
Nothing to you, and there is no obligation. Your answers go only to private hospitals and surgical clinics near you that repair hernias, and they contact you directly. A provider may pay us a fee, which is how the site is funded; it does not affect the price you are quoted.