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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 July 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $7,586.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,333Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,388
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $437

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 11th of 50

$5,370

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.