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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Florida 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 Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 7 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$724 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$3,236 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $14,454Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,318
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,882.50
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 41st 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.