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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Indiana 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?

$4,657

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,657 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$676$562 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,862 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $14,125Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $501 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $676

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
$562.34
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 9th of 51

$4,657

$676 physician + $3,981 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.