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Laparoscopic Repair Of A First-Time Groin Hernia

North Carolina 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?

$7,696

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,696 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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$617$457 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$692 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $447 to $13,804Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $617

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
$8,317.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,659.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,218.10
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$7,696

$617 physician + $7,079 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.