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Bilateral Epididymectomy

Utah 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?

$4,988

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,988 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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$417$363 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,042 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $759 to $9,120Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $316 to $759
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,571professional $417

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
$758.58
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,232.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where Utah 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

Utah· 8th of 51

$4,988

$417 physician + $4,571 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.