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Removal Of Spermatocele

Ohio 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?

$1,569

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,569 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$302 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$891 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,128Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $550
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $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
$602.56
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
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
$165.96
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$794.33

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 47th of 51

$1,569

$339 physician + $1,230 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.