# Hernia Surgery Cost

> Hernia surgery cost UK, prices read October 2026: Practice Plus Group £3,449 fixed, Spire Manchester from £3,627, Benenden from £4,564 open. NHS route included.

## Key facts

- 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 22 October 2026). (Practice Plus Group, private surgery price list (read 22 October 2026): https://practiceplusgroup.com/private-patient-care/prices/)
- Benenden Hospital publishes an open inguinal hernia repair from £4,564 and the laparoscopic equivalent from £6,020 for one side, so technique moves the published price by more than £1,400 (read 22 October 2026). (Benenden Hospital, hernia repair prices (read 22 October 2026): https://www.benendenhospital.org.uk/treatments-services/general-surgery/hernia-repair/)
- Spire Manchester Hospital publishes hernia surgery from £3,627 for treatment (read 12 October 2026). (Spire Manchester Hospital, hernia surgery (read 12 October 2026): https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-manchester-hospital/treatments/a-z/hernia-surgery/)
- 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.

## Key pages

- [What does hernia surgery cost in the UK?](https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [Private hernia surgery cost: the figures UK providers publish](https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/private-hernia-surgery-cost/): Published private hernia repair prices read October 2026, by hernia type and technique, what each figure covers, and the charges that sit outside it.
- [Hiatus hernia surgery cost UK: from £7,150, surgeon fees extra](https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/hiatus-hernia-surgery-cost/): St John & St Elizabeth Hospital publishes private hiatus hernia repair from £7,150 in hospital charges, or £9,925 with LINX; surgeon fees are extra. Read October 2026.
- [Hernia repair on the NHS: what it involves and what it costs](https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/hernia-repair-on-the-nhs/): NHS hernia repair is free to the patient. What the NHS says about the operation, mesh, recovery and time off work, plus the 18-week right and how to check your wait.
- [How to check a hernia surgeon and the hospital treating you](https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/checking-a-hernia-surgeon/): Public registers let you verify a private hospital's registration and a surgeon's specialty before you pay. Where to look in each UK nation, and what to ask on top.
- [Published UK hernia repair prices, October 2026](https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-10-22.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- Published UK hernia repair prices, October 2026. Methodology: Each row reproduces a figure from the named provider's own published price page as read in October 2026 (Practice Plus Group and Benenden Hospital on 22 October, Spire Manchester on 12 October), 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 £1,600 apart by one of these providers alone. Providers appear because they publish, not as recommendations, and your own figure comes from a consultation.
- Last updated: 2026-10-22. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: NHS, Inguinal hernia repair (page last reviewed 28 February 2025): https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/inguinal-hernia-repair/
- Source: Practice Plus Group, private surgery price list (read 22 October 2026): https://practiceplusgroup.com/private-patient-care/prices/
- Source: Benenden Hospital, hernia repair prices (read 22 October 2026): https://www.benendenhospital.org.uk/treatments-services/general-surgery/hernia-repair/
- Source: Spire Manchester Hospital, hernia surgery (read 12 October 2026): https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-manchester-hospital/treatments/a-z/hernia-surgery/
- Source: NHS, guide to NHS waiting times in England: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/guide-to-nhs-waiting-times-in-england/
- Source: NHS My Planned Care: https://www.myplannedcare.nhs.uk/
- Source: Care Quality Commission, find care services: https://www.cqc.org.uk/care-services
- Source: Care Quality Commission, who has to register: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-regulation/providers/registration/scope-registration/who-has-register
- Source: Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN): https://www.phin.org.uk/
- Source: St John & St Elizabeth Hospital, hiatal hernia repair (read 22 October 2026): https://hje.org.uk/treatments/hiatal-hernia-repair/
- Source: Nuffield Health, hiatus hernia surgery (read 22 October 2026): https://www.nuffieldhealth.com/treatments/hiatus-hernia-surgery

## Citation

Cite as: "Published UK hernia repair prices, October 2026", Hernia Surgery Cost, https://herniasurgerycost.co.uk/ (updated 2026-10-22).

## About

- Hernia Surgery Cost is an information site. 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.
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