go back

Surgical Exploration Of The Epididymis

Illinois 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$389 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,698 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,888Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $355 to $724
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $447

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
$398.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33
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
$269.15
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 23rd of 51

$575

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.