No office rate
Both describe laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair; use 49651 for recurrent hernias and 49650 for initial repairs.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
49650 in Merced
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$418.07
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Hernia repair
About 49650: Laparoscopic initial inguinal hernia repair
Reports laparoscopic repair of an initial inguinal hernia, typically performed by a surgeon to reduce the hernia and reinforce the repair.
A surgeon repairs an initial inguinal hernia through small abdominal incisions using a laparoscope and surgical instruments. The surgeon reduces the hernia and repairs the defect, commonly reinforcing the area with mesh. This approach is performed in hospital operating rooms and ambulatory surgery centers; transabdominal preperitoneal and totally extraperitoneal approaches are common. Mesh placement is part of the repair rather than a separate service under this code.
Report this code for laparoscopic repair of an initial, not recurrent, inguinal hernia. The operative report should support the laparoscopic approach, hernia site, and whether the repair is initial or recurrent. For bilateral repair in the same session, CMS pays 150% when modifier 50 is reported. When other procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard multiple procedure reduction. The code has a 90-day global period, including the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available; co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 49650
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral procedure with modifier 50 is paid at 150%.
- Assistant at surgery
- Assistant at surgery may be paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons paid only with supporting documentation.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU6.20 · 49%
- Practice expense (office) RVU4.87 · 38%
- Malpractice RVU1.63 · 13%
81.5K
Medicare services in 2024 · #624 by national volume
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.
49650 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Merced, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
This is an open repair of an initial inguinal hernia. Use 49650 when the repair is performed laparoscopically.
No office rate
This is an open repair of an incarcerated or strangulated initial inguinal hernia; 49650 identifies laparoscopic initial repair.
The same code, a different location
How does Merced compare?
49650 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Madera
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$462.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$439.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Redding
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$435.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$432.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$431.21
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$437.35
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$481.10
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$479.25
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$493.61
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$486.04
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$425.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$438.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$431.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$442.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$459.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$418.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$470.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$514.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$496.96
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$495.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$513.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$380.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$374.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$411.31
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$425.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$452.29
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.78
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$470.30
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$444.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$438.36
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.08
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$423.56
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$377.54
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$382.49
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$466.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$440.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$472.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$384.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$381.57
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$401.51
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$422.00
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$403.20
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$458.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$425.07
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$452.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$423.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$390.60
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$402.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$455.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$390.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$413.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$416.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$400.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$387.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$424.08
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$393.64
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$391.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$377.80
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$424.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$466.97
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$452.72
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$421.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$415.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$514.85
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$460.40
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$491.11
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$399.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$410.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$394.65
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$431.62
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$407.37
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$445.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$407.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$425.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$427.61
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$403.66
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$388.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$384.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$427.83
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.69
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$412.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$417.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$416.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$415.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$445.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$410.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$408.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$405.42
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$425.16
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$395.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$422.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$461.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$379.68
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$426.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 49650
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$410.04
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
49650 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
|---|---|---|
| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Merced is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 24 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 49650 in Merced. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$459.88
$418.07 × 110% = $459.88
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 49650 in Merced.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
5,857
- Code
- 49650
- Physician work
- 6.20
- Practice expense
- 4.87
- Malpractice
- 1.63
GPCI2026.csv
15
- Locality
- Merced
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 6.20 | × 1.017 | 6.3054 |
| Practice expense | 4.87 | × 1.096 | 5.3375 |
| Malpractice | 1.63 | × 0.536 | 0.8737 |
| Total RVUs | 12.5166 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Merced$418.07
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 6.2 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 4.87 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 1.63 | 0.536 |
(6.2 × 1.017 + 4.87 × 1.096 + 1.63 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $418.07
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
49650 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $418.07 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $418.07 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $418.07 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $418.07 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $423.72 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $423.72 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $423.72 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $423.72 | RVU25A |
49650 billing questions
When should 49651 be reported instead?
Report 49651 for laparoscopic repair of a recurrent inguinal hernia. Code 49650 is for an initial repair.
Is mesh separately reported with 49650?
Mesh used to reinforce the laparoscopic inguinal repair is included in the repair service; do not report it as a separate mesh service.
How is bilateral repair reported?
For repair of both sides in the same session, report modifier 50. CMS pays the bilateral procedure at 150%.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?
Assistant-at-surgery payment may be available. Co-surgeon payment requires supporting documentation; CMS does not permit team surgery for this code.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
5,85449621,,Rpr parastomal hernia rdc,A,,13.36,3.94,NA,3.94,,3.16,20.46,20.46,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,85549622,,Rpr parastomal hrna ncr/strn,A,,16.63,4.71,NA,4.71,,4.10,25.44,25.44,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,85649623,,Rmvl ninfct mesh hernia rpr,A,,3.66,0.90,NA,0.90,,0.95,5.51,5.51,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,85749650,,Lap ing hernia repair init,A,,6.20,4.87,NA,4.87,,1.63,12.70,12.70,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,85849651,,Lap ing hernia repair recur,A,,8.17,6.15,NA,6.15,,2.15,16.47,16.47,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,1,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,85949659,,Unlstd laps px hrnap hrnrphy,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,YYY,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,2,1,1,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
5,86049900,,Repair of abdominal wall,A,,12.10,8.82,NA,8.82,,3.04,23.96,23.96,0,090,0.09,0.81,0.10,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1201112,CA,57,HANFORD-CORCORAN,1.017,1.096,0.536
1301182,CA,18,LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH-ANAHEIM (LOS ANGELES/ORANGE CNTY),1.041,1.183,0.664
1401112,CA,58,MADERA,1.017,1.096,0.536
1501112,CA,59,MERCED,1.017,1.096,0.536
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623