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Keyhole Repair of a Returning Groin Hernia

Iowa 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $8,128.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $933 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,188
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $1,259

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
$1,096.48
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 37th of 50

$2,630

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.