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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

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

$3,726

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,726 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$389 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,239 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $977 to $6,310Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Vermont 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 15th of 51

$3,726

$490 physician + $3,236 facility

VT $8,433MT $1,087

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.