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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Arkansas 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?

$2,479

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,479 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$741$575 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$1,202 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $851 to $4,467Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $741

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
$741.31
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
6 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
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 43rd of 51

$2,479

$741 physician + $1,738 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.