What Boston Hernia does

Boston Hernia & Pilonidal Center PLLC, operating as Boston Hernia, is a physician-owned ambulatory surgical practice specializing exclusively in hernia repair. Founded in 2018 by Dr. Michael Reinhorn and Lauren Ott, PA-C, the practice is headquartered in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts with a satellite office in Derry, New Hampshire. It employs roughly 9 staff including two specialty surgeons (Dr. Reinhorn and Dr. Nora Fullington) and two physician assistants. The practice serves individual patients across New England who require hernia surgery, as well as employers and workers compensation carriers seeking pre-negotiated surgical bundles. With over 7,000 lifetime hernia repairs and 1,000+ procedures performed annually, the practice competes against general surgeons by offering a high-volume, focused alternative.

The practice's core technology is the Open Preperitoneal (OPP/TREPP) inguinal hernia repair technique performed under local anesthesia with sedation, alongside the Shouldice no-mesh tissue repair and conventional laparoscopic and open approaches. Surgical procedures are delivered at partner ambulatory surgery centers (Boston Outpatient Surgical Suites in Waltham, MA and Surgery Center of New Hampshire in Derry, NH) and, for complex cases, at Mass General Brigham Newton-Wellesley Hospital. The practice actively participates in the ACHQC national hernia registry, and reports sub-2% recurrence rates, 90% opioid avoidance post-surgery, and a Net Promoter Score above 80 as key differentiators.

Boston Hernia generates revenue through three channels: fee-for-service insurance billing (patients typically owe $500-$1,500 after insurance), all-inclusive cash-pay bundles priced at $6,975-$15,000 per surgery, and pre-negotiated employer/workers compensation contracts offering up to 50% cost savings versus general surgery. New patient consultations are priced at $350. The practice is privately held, bootstrapped, and unaffiliated with private equity or venture capital. Go-to-market primarily relies on content marketing (website, YouTube, SEO-optimized FAQ), patient testimonials, peer-reviewed publications, ACHQC-verified outcomes, and direct employer outreach. Concierge services accommodate patients traveling from outside the Northeast region.

Name

Boston Hernia

Legal name

Boston Hernia & Pilonidal Center PLLC

Website

https://bostonhernia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Boston Hernia is a physician-owned ambulatory surgical practice specializing exclusively in hernia repair, serving individual patients, employers, and workers compensation cases across New England from offices in Wellesley, MA and Derry, NH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ambulatory Hernia Surgery Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Office-Based Surgery (OBS) / In-Office Procedure Suites (HLAFAIAD)

Keywords

• Hernia surgery services
• Ambulatory surgical care
• Hernia repair specialists
• Outpatient hernia treatment
• Workers compensation surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellesley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Surgical Services - Fee-for-Service Insurance: Standard fee-for-service billing to insurance companies. Patients using insurance typically owe $500-$1500 after insurance pays their portion (typically deductible).
2. Surgical Bundles - Self Pay / Cash Pay: All-inclusive bundled pricing for self-pay patients covering preoperative evaluation, surgeon fee, assistant fee, anesthesia fee, and facility fee. New patient appointment costs $350.
3. Employer/Workers Compensation Contracts: Pre-negotiated fixed-fee surgery bundles for employers and workers compensation cases, providing transparent pricing and reducing costs by up to 50%.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Boston Hernia is a specialized ambulatory surgical practice that performs hernia repair exclusively, offering multiple surgical techniques including Fast Recovery Open Preperitoneal (OPP) inguinal hernia repair under local anesthesia, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, umbilical/ventral hernia surgery, and Shouldice no-mesh repair. The practice serves individual patients paying via insurance or self-pay bundles, and contracts directly with employers and workers compensation carriers for fixed-fee surgery bundles across offices in Wellesley, MA and Derry, NH.

Product overview

Boston Hernia is a specialized ambulatory surgical practice focused exclusively on hernia care. The practice offers a portfolio of hernia repair techniques including Fast Recovery Inguinal Hernia Repair (open preperitoneal approach under local anesthesia), Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair, Umbilical Hernia Surgery, and Shouldice No-Mesh Hernia Surgery. These core surgical products are complemented by patient education resources (Hernia FAQ), decision-support tools (Inguinal Hernia Surgery Options Calculator), and service offerings including Workers Compensation Care, Cash Pay Bundles, and an Abdominal Core Health Program. The practice serves patients throughout New England from offices in Wellesley, MA and Derry, NH.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fast Recovery Inguinal Hernia Repair
• Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
• Shouldice No-Mesh Hernia Surgery
• Anterior/Lichtenstein Inguinal Hernia Repair
• Umbilical Hernia Surgery
• Open Umbilical/Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair
• Laparoscopic Umbilical/Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair
• Open Umbilical/Ventral Hernia Repair without Mesh
• Cash Pay Hernia Surgery Bundle
• Workers Compensation Hernia Care
• Concierge Services for Traveling Patients
• Abdominal Core Health Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of patients do not take any opioid medication after surgery
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HealthMecoreTechnology or Integration · 18 January 2024Partnership with HealthMe to provide transparent pricing for services. Featured in Yahoo Finance News discussing value-based care and pricing transparency initiatives.
• Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative (ACHQC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoston Hernia actively participates in the ACHQC national registry for hernia surgery outcomes. Dr. Reinhorn chairs the ACHQC Opioid Reduction Task Force and serves on the Board of Directors. The practice contributes data to and benefits from quality improvement initiatives across North America.
• Boston Outpatient Surgical SuitescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmbulatory surgery center in Waltham, MA where Boston Hernia performs most surgical procedures, providing safe, cost-effective outpatient care.
• Surgery Center of New Hampshire at DerrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurgical center in Derry, NH across from Boston Hernia's Derry office location, providing surgical services close to where patients live in southern New Hampshire.
• Mass General Brigham Newton-Wellesley HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital facility less than half a mile from Boston Hernia's main office. Boston Hernia operates as part of the Mass General Brigham system. Used only for patients requiring hospital-level care for medical reasons.
• Move Strong Physical TherapyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhysical therapy partner with Andrew Millett DPT and Jared Packer DPT providing comprehensive groin injury rehabilitation and prehabilitation services for hernia surgery patients.
• Belly Rebuild (Caroline Johnson)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner offering Strong Core, Strong Body program for prehab/rehab work for abdominal surgeries and diastasis recti rehabilitation. Caroline Johnson is a certified Pilates instructor and Tupler Technique practitioner.
• Shouldice HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Reinhorn visited Shouldice Hospital in Toronto to learn their no-mesh repair techniques. Shouldice performs over 5000 hernia surgeries annually and represents excellence in hernia care that influenced Boston Hernia's practice.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Shouldice Hospital: Specialty hospital in Thornhill, Ontario, performing more than 5,000 hernia repairs per year using a focused Shouldice tissue-based technique. Closest direct analog to Boston Hernia's high-volume, single-procedure specialty model; Dr. Reinhorn personally trained at Shouldice to adopt their no-mesh technique.
• The Lichtenstein Hernia Institute: Focused hernia specialty practice in Los Angeles built around the Lichtenstein open mesh technique, providing high-volume ambulatory hernia repair. Closely comparable in service mix (specialty hernia-only clinic with published outcomes) and patient value proposition (reduced recurrence and faster recovery).

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic Hernia Center: Specialty hernia program within Cleveland Clinic, one of the largest U.S. health systems, offering open, laparoscopic, and robotic hernia repair with outcome reporting. Comparable in technique breadth and emphasis on quality data, but embedded in a broad multi-specialty hospital system rather than an independent ambulatory practice.
• Mass General Brigham (Newton-Wellesley Hospital): Integrated academic health system affiliated with Boston Hernia through its Newton-Wellesley hospital credentialing and referrals. Comparable as a referral source and competing local provider of hernia surgery, though its hernia program is one service line among many rather than a focused specialty.
• Surgery Partners: Public ASC operator (NASDAQ: SGRY) running a national network of outpatient surgical facilities including a meaningful share of U.S. hernia volume. Comparable as an ambulatory surgery delivery platform and a potential partner or competitor for outpatient hernia capacity and bundled employer contracts.
• HCA Healthcare: Largest U.S. for-profit hospital operator with extensive outpatient surgery and bundled-pricing initiatives. Comparable as a system-wide provider of hernia repair and a potential employer-channel competitor offering standardized surgical bundles at scale.
• Tenet Healthcare (USPI): Operates United Surgical Partners International (USPI), the largest U.S. ambulatory surgery center network, with significant outpatient hernia volume. Comparable as a high-volume ASC operator and potential partner/competitor for ambulatory hernia surgical capacity and bundled employer arrangements.

Emerging players

• Privia Health Group: Public physician-enablement and medical group platform (NASDAQ: PRVA) that supports independent specialty practices with technology, payer contracting, and value-based care infrastructure. Comparable as a potential partner for scaling Boston Hernia's employer-channel and value-based contracting capabilities without giving up practice independence.

Others

• HealthMe: Healthcare pricing-transparency and patient-pay platform with which Boston Hernia has a strategic partnership for transparent bundled pricing. Comparable as an enabling technology peer that helps specialty practices monetize out-of-pocket and employer-direct surgical bundles.

Regional players

• Triangle Hernia Center: Independent specialty hernia practice in North Carolina offering focused open and laparoscopic hernia repair. Comparable as a regional single-specialty hernia practice with a similar ambulatory, high-volume model, but operating in a different geography and serving as a proof point for the replicability of the focused-hernia-clinic concept.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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