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First Stage Repair of Newborn Belly Defect

Washington rates for HCPCS 49610

The first stage of a staged operation to repair an opening in a newborn's abdominal wall through which the intestines and other organs protrude. Coverage is brought over the exposed organs to protect them, and the abdominal wall itself is closed at a later operation once the abdomen can accommodate the organs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does First Stage Repair of Newborn Belly Defect cost?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$692 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$955 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,457Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,905
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,349professional $955

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
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$309.03
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$954.99
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Washington· 13th of 51

$955

CA $1,778VT $708

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.