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Removal of a Fluid Sac on the Spermatic Cord

Virginia rates for HCPCS 55500

Removes a fluid-filled sac that has formed along the spermatic cord, the bundle of vessels and tubes running from the abdomen down into the scrotum. Through a small incision in the groin or scrotum, the sac is separated from the cord and taken out. It treats one side.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Fluid Sac on the Spermatic Cord cost?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $7,079.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $447 to $9,772Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $355 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in South Carolina than in West Virginia. 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.

Virginia· 27th of 50

$3,631

SC $8,710WV $398

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.