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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Michigan 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?

$4,228

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,228 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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$427$407 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,318 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,607Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $331 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $427

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
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
13 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
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 10th of 51

$4,228

$427 physician + $3,802 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.