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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

Connecticut 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?

$5,375

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,375 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$589$501 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,512 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $759 to $11,749Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $589

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 3rd of 51

$5,375

$589 physician + $4,786 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.