CPT 49496

Hernia Repair - Open (inguinal)

Current code37 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Unknown: The source file doesn't say which population this rate applies to.

Prices for CPT 49496 by hospital
Hospital	Unknown rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,140	$1,754
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	$357 – $2,10521 plans	$2,608	$2,608 – $3,390
Trios HealthKennewick	$3,836 – $6,5943 plans	—	$220,343
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$4,377	$8,583

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $644 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $592 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $3,658 (APC 5341)
Surgery center payment (national): $1,744