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Laparoscopic Varicocele Vein Ligation

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 55550

This is a minimally invasive surgery to tie off enlarged, twisted veins in the scrotum, a condition called a varicocele, using small incisions and a camera-guided instrument inserted into the abdomen. It's typically done to relieve pain, swelling, or fertility concerns caused by the abnormal veins. Because it's performed laparoscopically, recovery is usually quicker than with an open surgical approach.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laparoscopic Varicocele Vein Ligation cost?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 5 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$603$490 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,778 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $891 to $10,233Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $372 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $603

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
$741.31
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Hawaii 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.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$1,413

HI $8,318DE $457

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.