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 | |
| C | Portsmouth | 45 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 76 | 41 | 35 | 94 |
| 2 | Derby CountyDerby | 45 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 37 | 39 | 89 |
| 3 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 45 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 83 | 48 | 35 | 86 |
| 4 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 44 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 56 | 30 | 83 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 45 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 63 | 18 | 75 |
| 6 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 45 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 65 | 38 | 27 | 74 |
| 7 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 45 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 74 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 45 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 45 | 18 | 73 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 45 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 68 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 62 |
| 11 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 61 |
| 12 | Exeter CityExeter | 45 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 61 |
| 13 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 56 | 5 | 59 |
| 14 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 45 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | -9 | 59 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 45 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 57 |
| 16 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 45 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 53 |
| 17 | Reading | 45 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 50 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 45 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 64 | -30 | 48 |
| 19 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 46 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 64 | -25 | 46 |
| 21 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 44 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 41 |
| R | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 45 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 72 | -26 | 40 |
| R | Port Vale | 45 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 74 | -33 | 40 |
| R | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 45 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 79 | -38 | 30 |
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