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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

Arizona rates for HCPCS 54115

This procedure surgically removes an object that has become lodged in the deeper tissue of the penis, such as a ring or band that has caused constriction. It addresses cases where the object cannot simply be slipped off and requires a surgical approach to remove safely.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis cost?

$1,981

Typical total for the visit. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,981 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$468$427 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$851 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $479 to $5,129Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,236
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $468

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
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
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arizona· 37th of 51

$1,981

$468 physician + $1,514 facility

CO $6,549ND $1,369

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.