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Laparoscopic Repair Of A First-Time Groin Hernia

South 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?

$12,547

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,547 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $12,023 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$525$437 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$12,023$3,802 to $21,878

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $513 to $31,623Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,820
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $12,023professional $525

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
$562.34
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$34,673.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$33,113.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83

Where South 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

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$12,547

$525 physician + $12,023 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.