Guide
Hiatus hernia surgery cost: why it is priced differently
Updated
People searching for hernia surgery costs often mean a hiatus hernia, and the numbers on a general hernia price list do not apply to it. How much does a hiatus hernia operation cost, then? No UK provider we read publishes a price under that name; the closest published figures, for the reflux operation and the tests around it, are below.
It is a different operation
A groin hernia repair pushes tissue back through the abdominal wall and usually reinforces the gap with mesh. Surgery for a hiatus hernia works inside the abdomen at the junction of the oesophagus and stomach, and where an operation is done for the reflux that a hiatus hernia can cause, it is commonly a laparoscopic fundoplication. That is why hiatus repair sits in a different part of a hospital's published price list, if it appears at all.
What is actually published
| Provider | Procedure as published | Published price |
|---|---|---|
| Benenden Hospital | Laparoscopic fundoplication for acid reflux, guide price | From £7,740 |
| Benenden Hospital | Diagnostic OGD, guide price | From £1,762 |
| Benenden Hospital | Bravo reflux testing system, guide price | From £2,145 |
| Practice Plus Group | Gastroscopy procedure, fixed price | £1,449 |
From Benenden Hospital's self-pay prices and the Practice Plus Group price list, both read on 15 August 2026. Neither list publishes a line item called 'hiatus hernia repair', so the honest presentation is the procedures they do publish rather than a figure attributed to a name nobody prices under.
Why we will not quote a hiatus hernia range
We have not found a UK provider publishing a price under that name, so any range on this page would be invented. What can be said with confidence is that the investigations tend to be priced separately from the operation, that reflux testing and endoscopy each carry their own published figures, and that a surgical quote for this is worth requesting in writing with the investigations itemised.
What to ask for in a quote
- Ask the provider to name the operation they are pricing, in their own words, and to say whether that is the figure they publish or a case-specific quote.
- Ask which investigations are included and which are billed separately, because endoscopy and reflux testing are commonly separate lines.
- Ask what the price assumes about length of stay, since this is not typically a same-day procedure in the way a groin repair usually is.
- Ask what follow-up is included, and for how long.
Many hiatus hernias are managed without surgery at all. Whether an operation is appropriate for you, and which one, is a matter for a GP and an upper gastrointestinal surgeon. This page is about how the money is presented, not about what treatment you should have.