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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 October 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$3,383

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,383 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$324 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$2,042 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,715Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $288 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $363

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 20th of 51

$3,383

$363 physician + $3,020 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.