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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Arizona 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 5 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$759 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,738 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,586Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,890professional $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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 39th of 51

$891

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.