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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 October 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$3,527

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,527 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$372 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,905 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $741 to $6,607Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $324 to $661
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $437

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
$436.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
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
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 19th of 51

$3,527

$437 physician + $3,090 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.