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Simple Removal of a Testicle

South Carolina 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?

$8,128

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $10,471.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $417 to $16,982
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,128

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
$8,709.64
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 1st of 50

$8,128

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.