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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

North Dakota 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$1,549$776 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$776 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $724 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $1,549

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
$776.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$1,479

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.