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Surgical Exploration Of The Epididymis

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 54865

A surgical look at the epididymis, the coiled tube behind the testicle where sperm mature, through a small cut in the scrotum. A tissue sample may be taken during the same operation if something abnormal is found.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Exploration Of The Epididymis cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$417 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,291 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,943Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $355 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $490

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25
2 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Connecticut· 29th of 51

$537

AK $1,905UT $309

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.