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Laparoscopic Repair Of A First-Time Groin Hernia

Louisiana 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?

$4,043

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,043 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$437 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,622 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $692 to $12,303Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $575

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
$676.08
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$21,379.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,819.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 45th of 51

$4,043

$575 physician + $3,467 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.