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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Alabama 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 4 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$871$741 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$1,549 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,918Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $871

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
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$933

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.