go back

Surgical Exploration Of The Epididymis

Ohio 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$302 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$891 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,888Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $245 to $617
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $380

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$562.34
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$870.96

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 48th of 51

$398

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.