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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

Colorado 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?

$6,549

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,549 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $661 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$661$550 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$2,239 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,965Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $661

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$6,549

$661 physician + $5,888 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.