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Removal Of Spermatocele

Iowa 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?

$2,658

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,658 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$525 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$1,175 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $724 to $6,457Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,950professional $708

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
$602.56
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 18th of 51

$2,658

$708 physician + $1,950 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.