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Bilateral Epididymectomy

South Dakota 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?

$2,744

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,744 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,230$933 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$871 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,239Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $1,230

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 31st of 51

$2,744

$1,230 physician + $1,514 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.