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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Ohio 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?

$2,209

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,209 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$309 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$933 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,511Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $240 to $562
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$6,606.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$691.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$776.25
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$575.44

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 45th of 51

$2,209

$347 physician + $1,862 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.