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Removal Of A Growth On The Spermatic Cord

Iowa rates for HCPCS 55520

Removes a lump from the cord that runs from the abdomen to the testicle, carrying the blood vessels and the sperm tube. The cord is exposed through a small groin or upper scrotal incision and the growth is separated out, leaving the cord itself intact. The tissue removed is sent for laboratory examination.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Growth On The Spermatic Cord cost?

$4,114

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,114 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$661 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,259 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $1,023

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
$758.58
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 11th of 51

$4,114

$1,023 physician + $3,090 facility

OK $6,084MT $1,484

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.