CPT code 55060 denotes a hydrocelectomy performed using the bottle (eversion) technique to remove a hydrocele from the tunica vaginalis and relieve pain or discomfort. This code captures a common urologic minor-to-moderate surgical procedure that affects adult and pediatric male patients and is relevant across outpatient surgical settings nationally. Payers and providers use this code for procedural reporting, payment determination, and quality monitoring tied to post-surgical outcomes such as recurrence and infection.

Key payers in typical national analyses include Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna Health, UnitedHealthcare, and Medicare. Readers will find this publication useful for understanding the clinical context of the procedure, the typical sites of service, common billing practices, and how 55060 is positioned among related urologic procedure codes. The report also outlines benchmarking considerations, coding nuances that can affect claim adjudication, and areas where policy updates or payer-specific edits commonly arise.

Intended for billers, coders, practice managers, and policy analysts, the summary provides concise guidance on where 55060 is applied in care pathways and what to expect in administrative and clinical workflows. Data not available in the input for specific modifiers, associated taxonomies, and ICD-10 pairings are noted elsewhere in the publication.