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Removal Of A Growth On The Spermatic Cord

Vermont 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?

$2,329

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,329 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$525 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,698 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,981Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 41st of 51

$2,329

$631 physician + $1,698 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.