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Radical Penile Amputation With Node Removal

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 54135

Removal of the penis together with nearby lymph nodes, carried out as one continuous operation for cancer that has spread beyond the organ itself. The affected tissue and the nodes are taken out through connected incisions so that no diseased tissue is left in between. A new route for passing urine is created during the same procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Radical Penile Amputation With Node Removal cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,950$1,514 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,950 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,020
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $1,950

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
$1,949.84
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Pennsylvania. 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$1,950

CA $7,943PA $1,549

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.