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Infant Inguinal Hernia Repair

Delaware rates for HCPCS 49495

This surgery repairs a first-time inguinal hernia, a bulge in the groin where abdominal tissue pushes through a weak spot in the muscle wall, in an infant younger than 6 months old. The hernia is reducible, meaning it can be gently pushed back into place before surgery, rather than being trapped or cutting off blood supply. The surgeon closes the weak spot to prevent the tissue from bulging out again.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Infant Inguinal Hernia Repair cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$355 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,380 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $955 to $6,026Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $347 to $537
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$398

AK $1,660UT $295

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.