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Removal Of Spermatocele

Illinois 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?

$2,555

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,555 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$417$355 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,479 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,623Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $316 to $661
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $417

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
$426.58
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$707.95
6 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
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 19th of 51

$2,555

$417 physician + $2,138 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.