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Vasectomy Reversal (Rejoining The Sperm Tube)

Iowa rates for HCPCS 55400

Reconnects the two ends of the vas deferens, the tube that carries sperm away from the testicle, using very fine stitches under magnification. It is most often done to reverse a vasectomy, but is also used when the tube is blocked or damaged for another reason.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vasectomy Reversal (Rejoining The Sperm Tube) cost?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$661 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,239 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $955 to $8,318Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $912

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
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$1,202

CA $3,388MD $562

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.