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Removal Of Spermatocele

South Dakota 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?

$2,174

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,174 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$479 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$589 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,820Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $331 to $891
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $661

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$323.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 32nd of 51

$2,174

$661 physician + $1,514 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.