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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

Kentucky 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?

$1,797

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,797 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$407 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$692 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,884Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $372 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $479

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
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$1,797

$479 physician + $1,318 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.