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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Rhode Island 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?

$3,433

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,433 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$741$676 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,413 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,888Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $741

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
$3,019.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
3 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
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 21st of 51

$3,433

$741 physician + $2,692 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.