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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Delaware 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$832$776 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$2,188 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $7,244Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,175
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,026professional $832

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$832

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.