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Laparoscopic Repair Of A First-Time Groin Hernia

Kentucky 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?

$4,957

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,957 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$407 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,692 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $724 to $19,953Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,622
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $490

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
$630.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$23,988.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$4,957

$490 physician + $4,467 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.