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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Colorado 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?

$6,998

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,998 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$692 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$2,570 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $12,589Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $832

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
$1,995.26
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$6,998

$832 physician + $6,166 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.