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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Arizona 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?

$2,678

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,678 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$537 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,096 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $776 to $5,888Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,129
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $589

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
$977.24
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
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
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 33rd of 51

$2,678

$589 physician + $2,089 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.