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Mesh Placement for Hernia Repair

Indiana rates for HCPCS 49568

Placement of a piece of surgical mesh to reinforce the abdominal wall during an open repair of a hernia at or near a previous incision, or to help close the wound after tissue has been cut away for a severe soft-tissue infection. The mesh acts as a patch that the body's own tissue grows into. It is done in addition to the main repair and is charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mesh Placement for Hernia Repair cost?

$550

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $427 to $1,820.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $7,079Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $302 to $550
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $427

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,079.46
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 229.1 times more in New York than in South Carolina. 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.

Indiana· 18th of 41

$550

NY $6,918SC $30.20

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.