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Reclosing an Abdominal Wound That Burst Open

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 49900

Repairs an abdominal wound that has come apart after surgery, sometimes far enough for the contents of the abdomen to push through. The wound edges are cleaned back to strong tissue and stitched together again, often with heavy sutures placed through the full thickness of the abdominal wall. It is an emergency operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Reclosing an Abdominal Wound That Burst Open cost?

$2,120

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,120 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$912 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$603 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $537 to $251,189Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,380
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,096professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 11.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

New Mexico· 40th of 51

$2,120

$1,023 physician + $1,096 facility

ME $16,920MD $1,433

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.