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Vasectomy

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 55250

Cuts and seals the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles, so sperm no longer reaches the semen. It is done through one or two small openings in the scrotum using numbing medicine. Follow-up semen checks to confirm the tubes are clear are included.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vasectomy cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$302 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$490 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $302 to $5,495Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $257 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $389

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
$338.84
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
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
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$437

AK $1,259UT $275

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.