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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 July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis cost?

$1,494

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,494 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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$603$457 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$490 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $417 to $6,918Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,288
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $891professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Carolina $1,494 · 47th of 50
IN $9,822WV $936

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.