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Unlisted Keyhole Procedure, Spermatic Cord

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 55559

Covers a keyhole operation on the spermatic cord — the bundle of vessels, nerves and the sperm-carrying tube that runs from the abdomen to the testicle — that has no standard named entry of its own. The surgeon works through small abdominal incisions with a camera and long instruments, and submits a written report of what was done. It is used when the operation performed does not match any established description.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Keyhole Procedure, Spermatic Cord cost?

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56,234 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$56,234$1,514 to $58,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,148 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,943Professionalmedian $56,234 · 10th to 90th $708 to $58,884
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $56,234

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,165.95
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58,884.37
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$58,884.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,290.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$20,417.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,165.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$58,884.37
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$58,884.37
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$43,651.58

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 371.5 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$2,570

AK $10,965HI $29.51

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.