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Newborn Circumcision By Surgical Excision

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 54160

Removes the foreskin of a newborn baby boy by cutting it away with instruments, rather than by crushing it with a clamp or plastic device. It is done in the first weeks of life with numbing medicine, and the edge is closed or dressed. Healing usually takes a week or two.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Newborn Circumcision By Surgical Excision cost?

$245

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $479.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $166 to $7,762Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $155 to $288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $234

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
$165.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$588.84

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$245

HI $1,862DE $214

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.