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Foreskin Stretching and Release of Adhesions

Alaska rates for HCPCS 54450

A doctor gently stretches the foreskin and separates places where it has stuck to the head of the penis. It is done in the office and involves no cutting. It is used when the foreskin is tight or partly fused, as an alternative to removing it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Foreskin Stretching and Release of Adhesions cost?

$646

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $417 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$229$117 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$417$339 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $224 to $4,677Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $69 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $229

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
$323.59
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$776.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$467.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 14.0 times more in New York than in Montana. 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

Alaska· 17th of 51

$646

$229 physician + $417 facility

NY $2,640MT $189

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.