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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Minnesota 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$1,778$1,175 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,905 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $891 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $1,778

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
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$1,862

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.