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Open Inguinal Hernia Repair, First-Time

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 49505

A surgeon repairs a groin hernia, where tissue has pushed through a weak spot in the abdominal wall, using an open surgical incision rather than small laparoscopic ports. This version is for a hernia that has not been repaired before and can still be pushed back into place before surgery. Mesh may be used to reinforce the area, depending on the case.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Inguinal Hernia Repair, First-Time cost?

$1,742

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,742 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$513 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$708 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $562 to $11,482Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,089
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,096professional $646

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
$776.25
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$17,782.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Maine than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNew Mexico $1,742 · 50th of 51
ME $10,418MT $1,688

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.