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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

Iowa 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?

$3,188

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,188 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$1,000$776 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,148 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $813 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $1,000

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
$724.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$3,188

$1,000 physician + $2,188 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.