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Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Newborn

Washington 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 10 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$1,096$794 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,349 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $977 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,291
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,096

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
$1,096.48
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$31,622.78
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$478.63
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$31,622.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 10th of 51

$1,175

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.