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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Arkansas 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$851$741 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,514 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $933 to $6,166Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,202
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $851

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
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 40th of 51

$871

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.