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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Colorado 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?

$5,050

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,050 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$398 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$3,020 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $9,120Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $363 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $479

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
$588.84
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
6 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
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$295.12

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 5th of 51

$5,050

$479 physician + $4,571 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.