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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Montana 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?

$575

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $676.

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 $575 · 10th to 90th $550 to $10,000
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $575

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
$6,165.95
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 47th of 50

$575

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.