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Removal Of A Stuck Object From The Penis

West Virginia 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?

$2,001

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,001 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$589$427 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$1,230 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $692 to $3,388Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $589

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 36th of 51

$2,001

$589 physician + $1,413 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.