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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Minnesota 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?

$5,714

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,714 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$1,349$977 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$1,698 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,239
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,365professional $1,349

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
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Minnesota 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 feeMinnesota $5,714 · 19th 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.