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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Alaska rates for HCPCS 54861

Surgically removes both epididymides -- the coiled tubes attached to each testicle that store and carry sperm. It is most often done to treat chronic pain, infection, or a mass in that area on both sides.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bilateral Epididymectomy cost?

$3,376

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,376 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$1,995$776 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$692 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $631 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $631 to $3,715
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,380professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$4,466.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $3,376 · 40th of 50
IN $10,879WV $1,164

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.