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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

Rhode Island 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?

$2,481

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,481 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,905 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$513 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,905$1,175 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,888Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $447 to $851
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $575

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
3 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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$416.87

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 19th of 51

$2,481

$575 physician + $1,905 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.