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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 October 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$3,560

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,560 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$741$603 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,862 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,710Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,630
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $741

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
$4,365.16
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 18th of 51

$3,560

$741 physician + $2,818 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.