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Removal Of Spermatocele

Minnesota 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?

$1,996

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,996 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$708$513 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$589 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $302 to $5,888Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $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
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 38th of 51

$1,996

$708 physician + $1,288 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.