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Tying Off The Vas Deferens

Texas rates for HCPCS 55450

A permanent birth-control procedure in which the vas deferens, the tube that carries sperm from the testicle, is tied off through the skin rather than through an open cut. It may be done on one side or on both.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tying Off The Vas Deferens cost?

$447

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $794.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $56 to $912Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $2,344
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $380professional $1,778

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in California than in Maine. 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 36

$447

CA $4,365ME $355

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.