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Keyhole Repair of a Returning Groin Hernia

California rates for HCPCS 49651

Repairs an inguinal, or groin, hernia that has come back after an earlier repair, working with a camera on a thin tube and instruments passed through several small cuts in the abdominal wall. The bulging tissue is pushed back and the weak area is reinforced, usually with a mesh patch. Approaching from the inside lets the surgeon avoid scar tissue left by the first operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Repair of a Returning Groin Hernia cost?

$8,913

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,026 to $13,804.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $19,055Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $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
$4,786.30
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,489.63
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where California sits

The same service costs 27.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 8th of 50

$8,913

IN $15,136ND $550

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.