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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Texas 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?

$3,715

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $6,026.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $708 to $11,220
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,715

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
$812.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 31st of 51

$3,715

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.