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Open Inguinal Hernia Repair, First-Time

West Virginia 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 October 2026.

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

$3,679

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,679 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$490 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$741 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $589 to $18,621Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
7 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
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GC · Resident with teaching physician
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Vermont than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

West Virginia· 26th of 51

$3,679

$589 physician + $3,090 facility

VT $9,112MT $1,703

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.