Hernia repair fees 2026: package and bill statistics compared across 13 private hospitals
At the 13 Hong Kong private hospitals Book a Doctor reviewed, laparoscopic repair (one side) packages that include the doctor's fee cost about HK$57,000 to HK$81,980; those charging for the hospital only cost about HK$35,600 to HK$40,500 (doctor's fee extra); in the bill statistics published by 11 of the hospitals, the median total charge for laparoscopic repair (inpatient) is about HK$71,548 to HK$119,217.
How much does a hernia repair package cost at each hospital?
The table below lists the packages for repair of a unilateral inguinal hernia (known in Cantonese as 小腸氣) in adults published by 8 private hospitals in Hong Kong that this site reviewed; it does not cover every institution in Hong Kong. The ‘Doctor's fee’ column says whether the package includes the doctor's fee; for packages that charge only for the hospital, the doctor's fee is extra.
Compiled by this site: in the ‘Laparoscopic repair (one side)’ column of the table, packages that include the doctor's fee cost about HK$57,000 to HK$81,980; those that charge only for the hospital and exclude the doctor's fee cost about HK$35,600 to HK$40,500; a package open only to public hospital patients is listed separately (Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas), HK$69,800). Room class, length of stay and restrictions differ between packages, so compare them using the ‘Scope’ column and the notes.
How this list was put together: an institution is listed when it publishes this fee on its own website and this site has checked the figures against that fee schedule. The rows are in a fixed order, not in order of price; this site does not recommend any institution, the order says nothing about quality, and the list is not every institution in Hong Kong.
| Hospital | Laparoscopic repair (one side) | Open repair (one side) | Doctor's fee | Scope | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUHK Medical Centre | HK$68,030 (day case) | HK$40,800 (day case, local anaesthesia and intravenous sedation) | Included | Hong Kong residents only, and day case or four-bed room only; doctors are graded according to the patient's condition and the fee may be higher | — |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong | HK$40,500 (normal risk) | HK$28,500 (normal risk) | Not included (hospital charges only) | Standard room only; 2 days | Intermediate risk: HK$52,650 and HK$37,050 respectively |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road | HK$35,600 (standard room) | — | Not included (hospital charge package) | 2 days; the surgical specialist can be chosen | Patients referred from public hospitals have a separate day-case package of HK$51,500, which includes a designated doctor and the anaesthetist's fee |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan | HK$57,610 | HK$47,160 (adult) | Includes the resident surgeon's and anaesthesia fees | Three-bed room, resident doctors only; 2 days | Low-charge bed packages are HK$49,740 and HK$40,900 respectively (Hong Kong permanent residents only) |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas) | HK$57,000 | HK$49,000 | Includes the doctor's and anaesthetist's fees | 8-bed ward, 2 days; designated doctors only | Excludes implants; self-paying only, letters of guarantee from insurers or employers not accepted |
| Union Hospital | — | HK$47,600 (includes implants) | Includes the operating surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees | Standard room, 2 days and 1 night; designated doctors only | Package for laparoscopic repair on both sides HK$82,900 |
| Matilda International Hospital | HK$81,980 (standard room, without mesh) | HK$74,900 (standard room) | Includes the doctor's fee | 1 night; designated doctors only, and a specialist consultation is needed first | Hospital packages excluding the doctor's fee are HK$37,000 and HK$30,900 respectively |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) | HK$69,800 | HK$44,550 | Includes the doctor's and anaesthetist's fees | Public hospital patients only (a public hospital appointment letter or follow-up slip must be shown); standard room | The hospital's standard prices are HK$72,800 and HK$46,550 respectively; the laparoscopic package excludes mesh |
Hernia repair fees, hospital by hospital
CUHK Medical Centre hernia repair fees: Laparoscopic repair (one side): HK$68,030 (day case); Open repair (one side): HK$40,800 (day case, local anaesthesia and intravenous sedation) (doctor's fee: included; Hong Kong residents only, and day case or four-bed room only; doctors are graded according to the patient's condition and the fee may be higher; effective 1 September 2026).
Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong hernia repair fees: Laparoscopic repair (one side): HK$40,500 (normal risk); Open repair (one side): HK$28,500 (normal risk) (doctor's fee: not included (hospital charges only); standard room only; 2 days; intermediate risk: HK$52,650 and HK$37,050 respectively; effective 1 January 2026).
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road hernia repair fees: Laparoscopic repair (one side): HK$35,600 (standard room) (doctor's fee: not included (hospital charge package); 2 days; the surgical specialist can be chosen; patients referred from public hospitals have a separate day-case package of HK$51,500, which includes a designated doctor and the anaesthetist's fee; May 2025 version).
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan hernia repair fees: Laparoscopic repair (one side): HK$57,610; Open repair (one side): HK$47,160 (adult) (doctor's fee: includes the resident surgeon's and anaesthesia fees; three-bed room, resident doctors only; 2 days; low-charge bed packages are HK$49,740 and HK$40,900 respectively (Hong Kong permanent residents only); valid until 31 December 2026, May 2026 version).
Canossa Hospital (Caritas) hernia repair fees: Laparoscopic repair (one side): HK$57,000; Open repair (one side): HK$49,000 (doctor's fee: includes the doctor's and anaesthetist's fees; 8-bed ward, 2 days; designated doctors only; excludes implants; self-paying only, letters of guarantee from insurers or employers not accepted; effective 16 October 2023).
Union Hospital hernia repair fees: Open repair (one side): HK$47,600 (includes implants) (doctor's fee: includes the operating surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees; standard room, 2 days and 1 night; designated doctors only; package for laparoscopic repair on both sides HK$82,900; effective 1 August 2026).
Matilda International Hospital hernia repair fees: Laparoscopic repair (one side): HK$81,980 (standard room, without mesh); Open repair (one side): HK$74,900 (standard room) (doctor's fee: includes the doctor's fee; 1 night; designated doctors only, and a specialist consultation is needed first; Hospital packages excluding the doctor's fee are HK$37,000 and HK$30,900 respectively).
Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) hernia repair fees: Laparoscopic repair (one side): HK$69,800; Open repair (one side): HK$44,550 (doctor's fee: includes the doctor's and anaesthetist's fees; public hospital patients only (a public hospital appointment letter or follow-up slip must be shown); standard room; the hospital's standard prices are HK$72,800 and HK$46,550 respectively; the laparoscopic package excludes mesh; January 2026 edition).
What do actual hernia repair bills come to?
The table below shows the bill statistics published by 12 hospitals. Total charges include the doctor's fee and the hospital charge; unless otherwise stated, the statistics cover only standard-room or general-ward cases of a single procedure; Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital counts only cases without complications and does not say whether it counts only single-procedure cases. The statistics are for the whole of 2025. Compiled by this site: among the 11 hospitals in the table, the median total charge for laparoscopic repair (inpatient) is about HK$71,548 to HK$119,217.
| Hospital | Laparoscopic repair (inpatient), median | Laparoscopic repair (inpatient), 90th percentile | Open repair (inpatient), median | Open repair (inpatient), 90th percentile | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUHK Medical Centre | HK$75,746 | HK$107,021 | HK$61,908 | HK$65,671 | — |
| Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong | HK$89,165 | HK$108,147 | HK$61,797 | HK$89,870 | — |
| Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital | HK$95,715 | HK$125,968 | HK$71,718 | HK$99,713 | Unilateral inguinal hernia |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road | HK$119,217 | HK$162,385 | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan | HK$71,548 | HK$88,147 | HK$44,379 | HK$56,901 | — |
| St. Paul's Hospital | HK$81,323 | HK$104,595 | HK$54,167 | HK$70,925 | The item name in the open-repair columns is ‘hernia repair’, listed separately from laparoscopic |
| Hong Kong Baptist Hospital | HK$82,278 | HK$119,041 | HK$55,103 | HK$77,974 | The item name in the open-repair columns is ‘herniorrhaphy’ |
| Canossa Hospital (Caritas) | HK$118,319 | HK$143,891 | HK$58,144 | HK$104,725 | — |
| Matilda International Hospital | HK$75,212 | HK$109,359 | — | — | The statistics do not state the room class or whether only single-procedure cases are counted |
| Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) | — | — | — | — | Day and inpatient cases not separated: laparoscopic median HK$62,088, hernia repair median HK$42,778 |
| St. Teresa's Hospital | HK$82,226 | HK$104,559 | HK$50,283 | HK$68,283 | — |
| Evangel Hospital | HK$77,635 | HK$117,830 | HK$46,175 | HK$70,549 | — |
How much does hernia surgery cost at a public hospital?
From 1 January 2026, Eligible Persons pay HK$300 per day for a Hospital Authority acute bed and HK$250 per attendance for day procedures and treatment at an ambulatory facility; ask the hospital how hernia surgery is charged at a public hospital.
What should I ask before booking?
Does the package include the doctor's fee and the anaesthetist's fee? If not, roughly how much is the doctor's fee?
Which doctors, room classes or referral routes does the package apply to? How is a stay longer than the package charged?
Laparoscopic or open repair? One side or both? Does the package include mesh?
How much extra are pre-operative and post-operative consultations, laboratory tests and discharge medicines?
Can medical insurance pay the hospital directly? Is pre-approval needed?
For how to pay with medical insurance, see Seeing a private specialist with medical insurance; for room rates, see Private hospital room rates; fees for other operations and procedures: cataract surgery, gallstone surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy), circumcision, haemorrhoid surgery, thyroidectomy, knee replacement, colposcopy, prostate enlargement surgery (transurethral resection of the prostate), kidney stone surgery, uterine fibroid surgery.
Frequently asked questions
Why do package prices and bill statistics for hernia repair differ?
A package price is a charge set by the hospital that covers only the items specified, and some packages charge only for the hospital; bill statistics show the actual total charges of past cases published by the hospital, including the doctor's fee and the hospital charge, and are for reference only.
Does a hernia repair package include the doctor's fee?
It depends on the hospital. The packages of CUHK Medical Centre, Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan, Canossa Hospital (Caritas), Union Hospital, Matilda International Hospital and Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) in the table include the doctor's fee; the Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong and Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road packages or fees cover only the hospital part, with the doctor's fee extra.
Are there cheaper options?
Some private hospitals have low-charge bed or public hospital patient packages, for example the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Tsuen Wan low-charge bed package for laparoscopic repair on one side at HK$49,740 (Hong Kong permanent residents only) and the Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) open repair package for public hospital patients at HK$44,550.