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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Montana 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?

$589

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $708.

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 $589 · 10th to 90th $575 to $10,715
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $589

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
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 51st of 51

$589

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.