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Laparoscopic Repair Of A First-Time Groin Hernia

Alabama rates for HCPCS 49650

This surgery repairs a groin, or inguinal, hernia using a minimally invasive laparoscopic technique, in which the surgeon works through several small incisions with a camera and specialized instruments rather than one larger open incision. A hernia occurs when tissue pushes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall muscle, and this procedure pushes it back into place and reinforces the area, often with a supportive mesh. It applies to a first occurrence of the hernia rather than a repeat repair of one that has recurred after previous surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Repair Of A First-Time Groin Hernia cost?

$5,287

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,287 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$501$417 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$1,259 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,413Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $380 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $501

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
$794.33
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$26,915.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in West Virginia 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

Alabama· 40th of 51

$5,287

$501 physician + $4,786 facility

WV $17,599MT $1,334

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.