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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 October 2026.

How much does Simple Removal of a Testicle cost?

$2,527

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,527 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$389$295 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,148 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $776 to $11,482Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $69 to $575
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $389

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
$416.87
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
8 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
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 34th of 51

$2,527

$389 physician + $2,138 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.