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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Florida 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?

$2,351

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,351 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$251 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,230 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $871 to $12,023Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $195 to $589
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $309

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
$575.44
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$616.60
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
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
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15

Where Florida 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

Florida· 37th of 51

$2,351

$309 physician + $2,042 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.