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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

Minnesota 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?

$2,202

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,202 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$1,000$776 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$513 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $398 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,202professional $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
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 30th of 51

$2,202

$1,000 physician + $1,202 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.