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Chemical Treatment To Remove A Penile Growth

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 54050

This procedure destroys one or more small, benign growths on the skin of the penis, such as genital warts or similar bumps, by applying a chemical agent directly to the tissue. It is a simple, in-office treatment that does not require cutting or an electrical instrument. More than one treatment session is sometimes needed for the growth to fully clear.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chemical Treatment To Remove A Penile Growth cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$105$87.10 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$102 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,862Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $78 to $178
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $151professional $105

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
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$105

AK $437KY $105

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.