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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 54520

Removes one or both testicles through an incision in the scrotum or the groin. A prosthetic testicle may be placed at the same time if the patient wants one. It is done for reasons such as cancer, injury, infection or hormone-lowering treatment, and is usually an outpatient operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$5,518

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,518 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$1,349$661 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,884 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,042
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $1,349

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
$1,819.70
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,760.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,168.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.3 times more in Alaska 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· 1st of 51

$5,518

$1,349 physician + $4,169 facility

AK $5,518MT $1,050

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.