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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Minnesota 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $6,607.

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 $2,630 · 10th to 90th $776 to $10,233
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,630

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
$309.03
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 41st of 51

$2,630

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.