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Keyhole Repair, Recurrent Trapped Scar Hernia

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 49657

Keyhole surgery for a hernia that has come back at the site of an earlier surgical scar, where the bulging tissue has become stuck or has lost its blood supply. Through small incisions the surgeon separates scar tissue from the previous operation, frees and returns the trapped contents, and reinforces the weakened scar, usually with mesh.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Repair, Recurrent Trapped Scar Hernia cost?

$30.20

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $2,138.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $5,012Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $2,138
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $30

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 1174.9 times more in Indiana than in Idaho. 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.

South Carolina· 48th of 49

$30.20

IN $35,481ID $30.20

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.