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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Nevada 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?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $3,802.

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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $562 to $6,026Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $7 to $550
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $363

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
$354.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$2,399

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.