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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Tennessee 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?

$3,139

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,139 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$794$575 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,514 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,898Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,370
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $794

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 25th of 51

$3,139

$794 physician + $2,344 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.