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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Alabama 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?

$3,645

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,645 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$589 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,514 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $4,074Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,047
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $891

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01

Where Alabama 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 feeAlabama $3,645 · 39th 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.