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Surgical Removal of Penile Growths

Maryland rates for HCPCS 54060

Removal of small growths on the penis, most often genital warts, by cutting them out with a blade rather than destroying them with heat, cold or a chemical. The base is closed or left to heal, and the tissue removed can be sent for examination under a microscope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal of Penile Growths cost?

$224

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $407.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,660Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $132 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,000professional $186

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13
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
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 4.1 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.

Maryland· 31st of 51

$224

AK $724UT $178

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.