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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Illinois 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?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $5,248.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $513 to $9,333Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,698
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $537

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
$426.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,244.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,332.54

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 40th of 50

$1,862

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.