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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Alabama 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 July 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $3,715.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,012
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884

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
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in South Carolina 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.

Alabama· 36th of 50

$2,884

SC $8,128ND $324

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.