Surgery and procedures CPT 49650 Outpatient

Laparoscopic groin hernia repair cost in Storm Lake, IA

In Storm Lake, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for laparoscopic inguinal (groin) hernia repair, first repair on that side: from $1,042.40 to $1,042.40, with a median of $1,042.40. Across Iowa, the median is $1,052.80 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 49650, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,042.40Buena Vista Regional Medical Center
Median$1,042.40half pay less
Highest$1,042.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Storm Lake, IA.

median
Lowest $1,042.40Highest $1,562.40
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Buena Vista Regional Medical Center lowest Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 PR LAP ING HERNIA REPAIR INIT $1,042.40 $1,303.00 — 20% —
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Buena Vista Regional Medical Center both sides Storm Lake, IA · (712) 732-4030 PR LAP ING HERNIA REPAIR INIT BILAT $1,562.40 $1,953.00 — 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $1,042.40, median $1,042.40, highest $1,042.40.

Both sides : lowest $1,562.40, median $1,562.40, highest $1,562.40.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

What it is

This is repair of an inguinal (groin) hernia for the first time, using a camera and instruments through small cuts. The surgeon pushes the tissue back and covers the weak spot, usually with mesh.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery; mesh may be included or listed as a separate supply. The surgeon's fee and general anesthesia are billed separately.