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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Kansas 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?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $6,457.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $871 to $8,128
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Maine than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kansas· 30th of 51

$3,802

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.