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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Alaska rates for HCPCS 49491

Surgery to repair an inguinal hernia, a bulge in the groin where tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall, in a baby born prematurely and operated on during the newborn period. It covers the situation where the bulge can still be pushed back into place, and a fluid-filled sac around the testicle may be dealt with in the same operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn cost?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,995$832 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$933 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,169Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,571
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$1,778

CA $1,905KY $794

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.