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Simple Removal of a Testicle

South Dakota 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?

$2,671

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,671 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$676$501 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$603 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,399Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $331 to $912
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 29th of 51

$2,671

$676 physician + $1,995 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.