No office rate
Use 55041 when excision is performed bilaterally. For one-sided excision, report 55040; do not use modifier 50 to represent bilateral treatment.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
55040 in Redding
Office / nonfacility
Not available in this setting
Base rate per service
Facility setting
$317.92
Base rate per service
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
Urology surgery
About 55040: Unilateral hydrocele excision
Reports operative removal of one hydrocele, typically for a symptomatic fluid collection around the testicle treated with hydrocelectomy.
This service is an operation to remove a hydrocele surrounding one testicle. A urologist typically performs it in an operating room for a patient whose scrotal fluid collection causes discomfort, enlargement, or other symptoms. The surgeon exposes the hydrocele sac and removes it as part of the operative treatment; this is different from draining fluid through a needle.
Report 55040 for excision on one side. The operative report should identify the treated side and document the hydrocele and the excision performed. For bilateral excision, use the bilateral code rather than reporting this code with modifier 50. The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the following 90 days. When multiple procedures are performed in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and other procedures are subject to the standard 50% reduction. Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for this code; co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
CMS billing rules for 55040
- Global period
- Major surgery with a 90-day global period: the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care are included.
- Multiple procedures
- Standard multiple procedure reduction: the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and others at 50% when performed in the same session.
- Bilateral procedures
- Bilateral adjustment does not apply; the descriptor or anatomy makes modifier 50 inappropriate.
- Assistant at surgery
- Statutory restriction: assistant at surgery is not paid.
- Co-surgeons
- Co-surgeons not permitted.
- Team surgery
- Team surgery not permitted.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU5.31 · 56%
- Practice expense (office) RVU3.41 · 36%
- Malpractice RVU0.71 · 8%
6.2K
Medicare services in 2024 · #1736 by national volume
This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
55040 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Redding, from the same CMS release.
$131.34
55000 represents puncture and drainage of a hydrocele. Use 55040 when the surgeon removes the hydrocele operatively.
No office rate
55060 represents repair of a hydrocele, while 55040 is for excision. Select the code that matches the operative service documented.
The same code, a different location
How does Redding compare?
55040 across payment areas
Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0
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Other payment areas listed in California appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.
The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.
Compare all 108 other payment areas
Madera
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Merced
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Modesto
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Napa
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$350.70
No comparable office rate is available.
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$331.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of California
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$325.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$328.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Salinas
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$327.57
No comparable office rate is available.
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$331.75
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$365.69
No comparable office rate is available.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$364.88
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$373.82
No comparable office rate is available.
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$370.52
No comparable office rate is available.
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$322.81
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$332.18
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$327.84
No comparable office rate is available.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$335.26
No comparable office rate is available.
Stockton
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Vallejo
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$349.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Visalia
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Yuba City
California · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.92
No comparable office rate is available.
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs
District of Columbia · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$347.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Miami
Florida · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$355.90
No comparable office rate is available.
Chicago
Illinois · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$347.49
No comparable office rate is available.
Manhattan
New York · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$358.67
No comparable office rate is available.
Alaska*
Alaska · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$400.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Alabama
Alabama · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$290.44
No comparable office rate is available.
Arkansas
Arkansas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$287.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Arizona
Arizona · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.02
No comparable office rate is available.
Colorado
Colorado · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$319.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Connecticut
Connecticut · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$332.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Delaware
Delaware · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$312.10
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Lauderdale
Florida · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$335.61
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Florida
Florida · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$321.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Atlanta
Georgia · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$322.09
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Georgia
Georgia · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$307.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Hawaii, Guam
Hawaii · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$320.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Iowa
Iowa · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$290.99
No comparable office rate is available.
Idaho
Idaho · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$293.36
No comparable office rate is available.
East St. Louis
Illinois · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$329.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Illinois
Illinois · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$318.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Suburban Chicago
Illinois · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$337.59
No comparable office rate is available.
Indiana
Indiana · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$294.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Kansas
Kansas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$292.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Kentucky
Kentucky · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$300.31
No comparable office rate is available.
New Orleans
Louisiana · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Louisiana
Louisiana · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$300.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Boston
Massachusetts · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$341.73
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Massachusetts
Massachusetts · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$319.03
No comparable office rate is available.
Baltimore/Surr. Cntys
Maryland · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$331.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maryland
Maryland · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$316.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Maine
Maine · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$296.89
No comparable office rate is available.
Southern Maine
Maine · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$305.19
No comparable office rate is available.
Detroit
Michigan · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$327.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Michigan
Michigan · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Minnesota
Minnesota · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$301.58
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Kansas City
Missouri · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$307.48
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$309.55
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Missouri
Missouri · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$298.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Mississippi
Mississippi · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$292.95
No comparable office rate is available.
Montana**
Montana · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$314.92
No comparable office rate is available.
North Carolina
North Carolina · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$298.78
No comparable office rate is available.
North Dakota**
North Dakota · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$300.88
No comparable office rate is available.
Nebraska
Nebraska · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$291.45
No comparable office rate is available.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$316.68
No comparable office rate is available.
Northern Nj
New Jersey · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$345.98
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New Jersey
New Jersey · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$334.84
No comparable office rate is available.
New Mexico
New Mexico · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$310.28
No comparable office rate is available.
Nevada**
Nevada · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Nyc Suburbs/Long Island
New York · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$368.17
No comparable office rate is available.
Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs
New York · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$338.75
No comparable office rate is available.
Queens
New York · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$357.53
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of New York
New York · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$302.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Ohio
Ohio · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$305.25
No comparable office rate is available.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$297.50
No comparable office rate is available.
Portland
Oregon · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$324.38
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Oregon
Oregon · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$307.47
No comparable office rate is available.
Metropolitan Philadelphia
Pennsylvania · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$327.41
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$304.33
No comparable office rate is available.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$315.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$319.54
No comparable office rate is available.
South Carolina
South Carolina · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$302.76
No comparable office rate is available.
South Dakota**
South Dakota · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$299.22
No comparable office rate is available.
Tennessee
Tennessee · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$293.63
No comparable office rate is available.
Austin
Texas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$319.23
No comparable office rate is available.
Beaumont
Texas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$303.04
No comparable office rate is available.
Brazoria
Texas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$310.15
No comparable office rate is available.
Dallas
Texas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$312.74
No comparable office rate is available.
Fort Worth
Texas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.91
No comparable office rate is available.
Galveston
Texas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$311.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Houston
Texas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$324.51
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Texas
Texas · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$306.86
No comparable office rate is available.
Utah
Utah · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$305.72
No comparable office rate is available.
Virginia
Virginia · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$306.06
No comparable office rate is available.
Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$315.87
No comparable office rate is available.
Vermont
Vermont · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$302.12
No comparable office rate is available.
Rest Of Washington
Washington · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$317.64
No comparable office rate is available.
Seattle (King Cnty)
Washington · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$345.35
No comparable office rate is available.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$293.78
No comparable office rate is available.
West Virginia
West Virginia · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$310.27
No comparable office rate is available.
Wyoming**
Wyoming · 55040
Office
Unavailable
Facility
$308.80
No comparable office rate is available.
See how rates vary across the country
55040 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.
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| State / territory | Rate range | Localities |
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| AK | No published base rate | 1 |
| AL | No published base rate | 1 |
| AR | No published base rate | 1 |
| AZ | No published base rate | 1 |
| CA | No published base rate | 29 |
| CO | No published base rate | 1 |
| CT | No published base rate | 1 |
| DC | No published base rate | 1 |
| DE | No published base rate | 1 |
| FL | No published base rate | 3 |
| GA | No published base rate | 2 |
| GU | No published base rate | 1 |
| HI | No published base rate | 1 |
| IA | No published base rate | 1 |
| ID | No published base rate | 1 |
| IL | No published base rate | 4 |
| IN | No published base rate | 1 |
| KS | No published base rate | 1 |
| KY | No published base rate | 1 |
| LA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MA | No published base rate | 2 |
| MD | No published base rate | 3 |
| ME | No published base rate | 2 |
| MI | No published base rate | 2 |
| MN | No published base rate | 1 |
| MO | No published base rate | 3 |
| MS | No published base rate | 1 |
| MT | No published base rate | 1 |
| NC | No published base rate | 1 |
| ND | No published base rate | 1 |
| NE | No published base rate | 1 |
| NH | No published base rate | 1 |
| NJ | No published base rate | 2 |
| NM | No published base rate | 1 |
| NV | No published base rate | 1 |
| NY | No published base rate | 5 |
| OH | No published base rate | 1 |
| OK | No published base rate | 1 |
| OR | No published base rate | 2 |
| PA | No published base rate | 2 |
| PR | No published base rate | 1 |
| RI | No published base rate | 1 |
| SC | No published base rate | 1 |
| SD | No published base rate | 1 |
| TN | No published base rate | 1 |
| TX | No published base rate | 8 |
| UT | No published base rate | 1 |
| VA | No published base rate | 2 |
| VI | No published base rate | 1 |
| VT | No published base rate | 1 |
| WA | No published base rate | 2 |
| WI | No published base rate | 1 |
| WV | No published base rate | 1 |
| WY | No published base rate | 1 |
Where does this rate apply?
Redding is a Medicare payment area. Our Census mapping connects it to 32 cities and communities in California, including the examples shown here.
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Turn a percentage into dollars for 55040 in Redding. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.
Reference amount per service
$349.71
$317.92 × 110% = $349.71
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How this local rate is calculated
Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 55040 in Redding.
PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv
6,337
- Code
- 55040
- Physician work
- 5.31
- Practice expense
- 3.41
- Malpractice
- 0.71
GPCI2026.csv
19
- Locality
- Redding
- Physician work
- 1.017
- Practice expense
- 1.096
- Malpractice
- 0.536
| Component | RVU | Locality factor | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician work | 5.31 | × 1.017 | 5.4003 |
| Practice expense | 3.41 | × 1.096 | 3.7374 |
| Malpractice | 0.71 | × 0.536 | 0.3806 |
| Total RVUs | 9.5182 | ||
| Conversion factor | × 33.4009 | ||
Facility rate, Redding$317.92
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Facility
| Component | RVU | Local GPCI |
|---|---|---|
| Work | 5.31 | 1.017 |
| Practice expense | 3.41 | 1.096 |
| Malpractice | 0.71 | 0.536 |
(5.31 × 1.017 + 3.41 × 1.096 + 0.71 × 0.536) × $33.4009 = $317.92
The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.
How this rate has changed
55040 · Office / nonfacility
Rate unavailable
Effective 2026-10-01
A rate is unavailable in one of these releases, so a change cannot be calculated.
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| Effective from | Office / nonfacility | Facility | CMS release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $317.92 | RVU26D |
| 2026-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $317.92 | RVU26C |
| 2026-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $317.92 | RVU26B |
| 2026-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $317.92 | RVU26A |
| 2025-10-01 | Not available in this setting | $337.27 | RVU25D |
| 2025-07-01 | Not available in this setting | $337.27 | RVU25C |
| 2025-04-01 | Not available in this setting | $337.27 | RVU25B |
| 2025-01-01 | Not available in this setting | $337.27 | RVU25A |
55040 billing questions
How is 55040 different from 55041?
55040 is for excision of a hydrocele on one side. Use 55041 when hydroceles are excised bilaterally.
Should modifier 50 be added for bilateral excision?
No. Report 55041 for bilateral excision rather than appending modifier 50 to 55040.
When is 55000 reported instead?
55000 describes needle drainage of a hydrocele. Choose 55040 when the surgeon operatively excises the hydrocele rather than draining it.
What postoperative care is included?
The 90-day global period includes the day-before preoperative visit and related postoperative care during the 90 days after surgery.
Can an assistant or co-surgeon be paid for this procedure?
Medicare does not pay an assistant at surgery for 55040. Co-surgeons and team surgery are not permitted.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
6,33454900,,Fusion of spermatic ducts,A,,13.85,6.08,NA,6.08,,1.77,21.70,21.70,0,090,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,33554901,,Fusion of spermatic ducts,A,,18.62,7.46,NA,7.46,,2.40,28.48,28.48,0,090,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,2,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,33655000,,Drainage of hydrocele,A,,1.39,2.21,,0.74,,0.18,3.78,2.31,0,000,0.00,0.00,0.00,2,1,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,33755040,,Removal of hydrocele,A,,5.31,3.41,NA,3.41,,0.71,9.43,9.43,0,090,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,33855041,,Removal of hydroceles,A,,8.33,4.67,NA,4.67,,1.10,14.10,14.10,0,090,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,2,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,33955060,,Repair of hydrocele,A,,6.00,3.81,NA,3.81,,0.79,10.60,10.60,0,090,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,1,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
6,34055100,,Drainage of scrotum abscess,A,,2.39,4.66,,2.14,,0.38,7.43,4.91,0,010,0.10,0.80,0.10,2,0,1,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
1601112,CA,60,MODESTO,1.017,1.096,0.536
1701112,CA,51,NAPA,1.063,1.318,0.508
1801182,CA,17,OXNARD-THOUSAND OAKS-VENTURA,1.028,1.182,0.623
1901112,CA,61,REDDING,1.017,1.096,0.536
2001112,CA,62,RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO-ONTARIO,1.018,1.096,0.853
2101112,CA,63,SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM,1.036,1.163,0.536
2201112,CA,64,SALINAS,1.031,1.159,0.536