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Laparoscopic Repair Of A First-Time Groin Hernia

West Virginia 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?

$17,599

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,599 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $16,982 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$427 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$16,982$6,918 to $33,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,982 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $38,019Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $115 to $955
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $16,982professional $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
$4,897.79
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$38,018.94
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$25,703.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
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
$575.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$38,018.94
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$51,286.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$17,599

$617 physician + $16,982 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.