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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Ohio 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?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $7,413.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $871 to $10,715
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129

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
$616.60
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 14th of 50

$5,129

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.