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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

Massachusetts 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?

$1,449

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,449 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$708$501 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$447 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,715Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $741professional $708

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,318.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,011.87
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,412.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,011.87
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,778.28
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
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
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$933.25

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 50th of 51

$1,449

$708 physician + $741 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.