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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 October 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$2,013

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,013 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 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$724$525 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$603 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $309 to $8,128Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,288professional $724

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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,513.56
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 46th of 51

$2,013

$724 physician + $1,288 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.