CPT code 49520: Inguinal hernia repair, recurrent, reducible2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Mississippi

In Mississippi, Medicare pays $558.47 for 49520 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

What 49520 covers

Code 49520 describes operative repair of a recurrent inguinal hernia that is reducible, meaning the protruding contents can be returned rather than remaining trapped. It applies when the hernia has returned at a site previously repaired, not to a first-time hernia. General surgeons commonly perform this open repair in a hospital operating room or ambulatory surgery center; a laparoscopic repair is coded separately.

Document the prior repair or history establishing recurrence, the inguinal location, reducibility, and the procedure performed. The service has a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care through day 90 are included. For bilateral repair, modifier 50 is paid at 150%. When multiple procedures occur in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50%. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be made; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How Mississippi compares for 49520

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 49520 runs from $538.93 in Arkansas to $747.06 in Miami, FL. Mississippi pays $558.47. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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49520 rates by state

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How the 49520 rate is calculated

Each of 49520’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

Payment rules and modifiers for 49520

49520 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

What modifiers do to the payment

When to use modifier 50

Codes related to 49520

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

How 49520 has changed in Mississippi

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Where the Mississippi rate applies

Mississippi is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 427 cities and communities in Mississippi. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Abbeville
• Aberdeen
• Ackerman
• Agricola
• Alcorn State University
• Algoma
• Alligator
• Amory

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Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

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