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Simple Removal of a Testicle

North Dakota 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?

$2,612

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,612 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$617$537 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$324 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,311Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $339 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $617

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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 31st of 51

$2,612

$617 physician + $1,995 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.