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Removal Of Spermatocele

Alabama rates for HCPCS 54840

Removes a spermatocele, a fluid-filled sac that forms in the coiled tube sitting on top of the testicle. The surgeon works through a small incision in the scrotum and separates the sac from the surrounding structures; part or all of that coiled tube may be taken out with it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Spermatocele cost?

$3,383

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,383 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$324 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,413 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,020Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $288 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $363

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
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52
7 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 12th of 51

$3,383

$363 physician + $3,020 facility

OK $5,094MT $991

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.