Surgery and procedures CPT 55250 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Vasectomy cost in Madison, WI — inpatient

In Madison, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing as an inpatient: from $903.50 to $1,625.60, with a median of $1,264.55. The lowest listed price is at Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital — $361.05 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $903.50 at 29 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 55250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$903.50Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital
Median$1,264.55half pay less
Highest$1,625.60in this market
Difference1.8×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Madison, WI.

median
Lowest $903.50Highest $2,185.95
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital lowest Portage, WI · (608) 742-4131 Fac Removal of Sperm Duct(S) $903.50 $1,390.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage, WI · (608) 742-4131 Pro Removal of Sperm Duct(S) $1,457.30 $2,242.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison, WI · (608) 417-6210 PR REMOVAL OF SPERM DUCT(S) $1,625.60 $2,032.00 $212.97–$1,930.40 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital both sides Portage, WI · (608) 742-4131 Fac Removal of Sperm Duct(S)|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $1,355.25 $2,085.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital both sides Portage, WI · (608) 742-4131 VASECTOMY UNI/BI SPX W/POSTOP SEMEN EXAMS $1,457.30 $2,242.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital both sides Portage, WI · (608) 742-4131 Pro Removal of Sperm Duct(S)|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $2,185.95 $3,363.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $903.50, median $1,264.55, highest $1,625.60 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $1,355.25, median $1,355.25, highest $1,355.25.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,264.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A vasectomy is a minor surgery that cuts or seals the tubes that carry sperm (the vas deferens) as permanent male birth control. It is usually done under local anesthesia in a urology office or outpatient clinic.

What the price covers

The code covers the procedure on one or both sides and the follow-up semen check(s) that confirm no sperm remain. In a hospital or surgery center the listed price may be the facility piece only, with the urologist and any sedation billed separately.