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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Missouri 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?

$3,641

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,641 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$380 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,905 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,333Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $479

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
$588.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
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
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 14th of 51

$3,641

$479 physician + $3,162 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.