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Reconnecting The Sperm Duct To The Epididymis

Maine 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$871 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,349 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,514
$1K$2Kfacility $1,738professional $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,548.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 27th of 51

$1,148

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.