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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Massachusetts 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?

$2,007

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,007 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,175 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$631 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,175$631 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $389 to $4,898Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,370
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,888.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,691.53
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,041.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,888.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
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
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 50th of 51

$2,007

$832 physician + $1,175 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.