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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Idaho rates for HCPCS 55040

Removes the fluid-filled sac that has built up around one testicle and causes painless swelling of the scrotum. Through a small incision the surgeon drains the fluid and cuts away or folds back the sac lining so that it cannot refill. It treats one side only and is usually a day procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side cost?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $7,079.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $513 to $10,000
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,467

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,912.51
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,302.69
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$18,197.01

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Maine than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Idaho $4,467 · 26th of 51
ME $9,333MT $589

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.