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Surgical Exploration Of The Epididymis

Virginia 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$417$372 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,288 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $417 to $9,550Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $339 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $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
$416.87
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
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
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$427

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.