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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

North Carolina 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?

$2,343

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,343 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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$794$537 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$851 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,129Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $794

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
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$2,343

$794 physician + $1,549 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.