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Removal Of A Hydrocele, One Side

Washington 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?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $12,589.

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 $6,166 · 10th to 90th $468 to $16,218
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,166

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
$478.63
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$17,782.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Maine than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $6,166 · 13th of 51
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.