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Removal Of Spermatocele

South Carolina 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?

$2,295

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,295 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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$389$295 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,175 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $891 to $10,715Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $69 to $575
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $389

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
$416.87
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
8 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
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 26th of 51

$2,295

$389 physician + $1,905 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.