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Laparoscopic Repair Of A First-Time Groin Hernia

Iowa 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?

$6,734

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,734 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$490 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$2,138 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $708 to $14,454Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,862
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $708

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
$1,096.48
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 29th of 51

$6,734

$708 physician + $6,026 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.