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Simple Removal of a Testicle

New Mexico 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?

$2,771

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,771 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$427$363 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,549 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $603 to $9,550Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $275 to $617
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $427

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
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58

Where New Mexico 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

New Mexico· 26th of 51

$2,771

$427 physician + $2,344 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.