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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Minnesota 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $6,607.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $661 to $12,589
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512

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
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,235.94
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 39th of 50

$2,512

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.