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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Maryland 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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 6 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 $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$1,047 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $776 to $3,631Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $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
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$851

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.