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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Nevada 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?

$2,867

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,867 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$324 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,660 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $5,012Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $275 to $562
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $355

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
$346.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$537.03
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 25th of 51

$2,867

$355 physician + $2,512 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.