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Removal Of Spermatocele

New Jersey 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?

$3,157

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,157 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$309 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,660 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $933 to $8,511Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $339

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
$323.59
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$851.14
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$776.25
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
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 14th of 51

$3,157

$339 physician + $2,818 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.