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Abdominal Surgery To Treat A Varicocele

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 55535

This surgery corrects a varicocele, an enlargement of veins around a testicle similar to varicose veins, by reaching the affected veins through an incision in the lower abdomen rather than the scrotum. The surgeon ties off or removes the enlarged veins to relieve pain, swelling, or fertility problems the condition can cause. This approach is chosen when reaching the veins higher up, closer to where they originate, is preferred.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Abdominal Surgery To Treat A Varicocele cost?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 6 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$457$417 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,754 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,550Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $389 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $457

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
$407.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Kentucky· 29th of 51

$692

CA $6,457DE $468

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.