The Shrewsbury Town midfielder is facing three to six weeks out to recover from the operation.
The hernia kept the 25-year-old out of the League One side's win over Carlisle on Saturday.
The procedure is expected to take place early next week.
Summerfield has made 23 appearances for the club since joining from Cheltenham in the summer.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 48 |
| 3 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 47 |
| 4 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 43 |
| 5 | Stockport CountyStockport | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Reading | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 33 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 31 |
| 11 | Mansfield TownMansfield | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 31 |
| 13 | Exeter CityExeter | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 29 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 28 |
| 16 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 27 |
| 17 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 24 |
| 18 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 24 |
| 19 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 22 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 22 |
| 21 | Crawley TownCrawley | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 17 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 16 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 13 |
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