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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 July 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $6,761.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $708 to $9,333Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $741

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 23rd of 50

$3,981

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.