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Keyhole Repair of a Returning Groin Hernia

North Carolina 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?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $9,120.

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 $2,089 · 10th to 90th $562 to $14,454Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $871 to $871
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $871

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$15,848.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
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

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 27.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $2,089 · 40th of 50
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.