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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

South Dakota 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?

$2,208

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,208 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$708 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$646 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,820Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,259
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,230professional $977

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
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 29th of 51

$2,208

$977 physician + $1,230 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.