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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Idaho 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?

$2,881

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,881 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$457 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,862 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $933 to $8,710Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $355 to $661
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $537

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
$2,884.03
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$7,079.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$11,481.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$3,981.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
16 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
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 24th of 51

$2,881

$537 physician + $2,344 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.