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Bilateral Epididymectomy

New Jersey 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?

$3,825

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,825 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$589$537 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,138 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $977 to $8,913Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $589

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
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,513.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,380.38
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
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 15th of 51

$3,825

$589 physician + $3,236 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.