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Simple Removal of a Testicle

New York 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?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $7,586.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $468 to $10,233
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,489.63
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,332.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where New York 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.

New York· 15th of 50

$4,786

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.