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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Delaware 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?

$2,350

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,350 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$309 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,380 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,074Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $295 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $355

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
$295.12
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$575.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 38th of 51

$2,350

$355 physician + $1,995 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.