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Varicocele Repair With Hernia Repair

Alaska rates for HCPCS 55540

Ties off the swollen veins around the testicle that cause a varicocele and repairs a groin hernia during the same operation. A varicocele is a tangle of enlarged veins in the scrotum that can ache, feel heavy, or affect fertility. Both problems sit in the same part of the groin and are reached through one incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Varicocele Repair With Hernia Repair cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$1,950$1,230 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$741 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,631
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,318professional $1,950

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
$1,778.28
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,168.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,950 · 6th of 51
CA $6,761WV $589

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.