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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Iowa 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?

$3,887

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,887 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$724$537 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,096 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $741 to $9,120Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $724

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
$602.56
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 13th of 51

$3,887

$724 physician + $3,162 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.