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Reconnecting The Sperm Duct To The Epididymis

Alabama rates for HCPCS 54900

A microsurgical operation on one side of the scrotum that joins the sperm-carrying tube to the epididymis, the coiled structure behind the testicle where sperm mature. It restores a path for sperm when that junction is blocked.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Reconnecting The Sperm Duct To The Epididymis cost?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$794 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,514 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $891 to $3,020Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,259
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $891

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
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
6 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.8 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.

Alabama· 16th of 51

$1,259

AK $3,236UT $562

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.