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Emergency Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Infant

Maryland rates for HCPCS 49492

This service repairs a groin (inguinal) hernia in a very young or premature infant whose hernia has become trapped and cannot be pushed back in on its own. Because a trapped hernia can cut off blood flow to the trapped tissue, this repair is done urgently rather than on a scheduled basis. It corrects the hernia during the infant's earliest weeks of life.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Emergency Groin Hernia Repair, Premature Infant cost?

$1,023

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 to $1,148.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,479
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $1,023

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.6 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· 46th of 51

$1,023

CA $2,455KY $955

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.