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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Nebraska 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?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $9,772.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $13,490Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $759

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 50

$6,166

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.