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Abdominal Surgery To Treat A Varicocele

Minnesota 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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$1,023$741 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,288 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $871 to $20,417Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,698
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $1,023

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
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $1,072 · 10th of 51
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.