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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 October 2026.

How much does Bilateral Epididymectomy cost?

$6,460

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,460 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$2,291$1,514 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$3,162 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $589 to $3,548
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $2,291

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
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,466.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Wisconsin 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

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$6,460

$2,291 physician + $4,169 facility

WI $7,274MT $1,783

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.