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Surgical Exploration Of The Epididymis

Tennessee 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$525$372 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,318 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $832 to $4,898Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $339 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $525

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,884.03
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
$338.84
Median
$501.19
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
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 3rd of 51

$1,122

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.