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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 October 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$1,050

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,050 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $525 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$525$339 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$525$525 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,884Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $79 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $525

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,050

$525 physician + $525 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.