CPT code 49550: Femoral hernia repair, initial, reducible2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in Oxnard, CA

In Oxnard, CA, Medicare pays $572.05 for 49550 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 49550 covers

This code describes open surgery to repair a femoral hernia that can be reduced and has not been repaired previously. The defect is in the groin at the femoral canal, below the inguinal ligament. A surgeon returns the hernia contents and repairs the defect. General surgeons commonly perform this operation in a hospital or ambulatory surgery setting.

Choose the code from the documented anatomic site, whether the hernia is initial or recurrent, and whether it is reducible. The operative report should support the femoral location, reducibility, laterality, and repair performed. The service has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in one session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Bilateral reporting with modifier 50 is paid at 150%. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require 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 Oxnard, CA compares for 49550

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 49550 runs from $494.60 in Arkansas to $683.66 in Miami, FL. Oxnard, CA pays $572.05. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

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How the 49550 rate is calculated

Each of 49550’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 49550

49550 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 49550

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

How 49550 has changed in Oxnard, CA

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Where the Oxnard, CA rate applies

Oxnard, CA is a Medicare payment area, not a city. Our Census mapping connects it to 26 cities and communities in California. Some span more than one payment area; confirm with the service ZIP.

• Oxnard
• Thousand Oaks
• Bell Canyon
• Camarillo
• Casa Conejo
• Channel Islands Beach
• El Rio
• Fillmore

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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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