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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Nebraska 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?

$6,457

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,467 to $9,550.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $692 to $13,490Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $794

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$6,457

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.