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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Louisiana 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?

$3,814

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,814 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$794$617 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,380 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $871 to $6,607Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $490 to $977
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,020professional $794

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
$812.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $3,814 · 36th 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.