Troy Thompson is with the Pennsylvania Department of General Services. He said since 2004, TSA confiscated items are shipped to the state capital four times a year, from more than 20 different airports. New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio as well as Pennsylvania, said Thompson. All of the items are shipped in bins.f you don't have time to go to Harrisburg, you can also buy the items in bulk online. New items are posted each week. Click here to take a look. TSA recommends checking their website before you go through airport security to find out what you can and cannot take on an airplane.
1 An inguinal hernia can be repaired through open surgery or laparoscopic surgery, according to the National Guideline Clearinghouse. 2  A recent study of more than 1.5 million hernia operations found that the average cost for an open hernia surgery ranged between $4,200 and $6,200. An umbilical hernia can also be repaired through laparoscopic or open surgery, which can cost an individual without insurance between $4,000 and $11,000.
Many of these hernia operations are done at hospitals, where the fees are very high. In fact, the average hospital bill for a routine hernia operation is $5,800 and that doesn't include the hernia doctors' bills. Many of our patients have been told that the cost at their local hospitals can be over $10,000!!The high costs of the hernia surgery are then passed on to the insurance companies. If you are uninsured, or have a high deductible, then you end up with a large bill.f you are coming to us for two hernia surgeries, our cost to cover the entire operation is $3,200. At Affordable Hernia Surgery, our goal is to provide high quality hernia surgery at a fair price. That is why we tell you up front exactly how much your hernia surgery will cost.