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Removal Of Spermatocele

Maryland 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?

$1,503

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,503 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$316 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$912 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,570Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $302 to $646
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,148professional $355

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
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
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
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 48th of 51

$1,503

$355 physician + $1,148 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.