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Bilateral Epididymectomy

South Carolina 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?

$9,604

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,604 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,913 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$692$550 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,913$2,138 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,913 · 10th to 90th $724 to $20,893Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $8,913professional $692

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
$724.44
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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

South Carolina· 3rd of 50

$9,604

$692 physician + $8,913 facility

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.