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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Virginia 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?

$3,616

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,616 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$380$339 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,000 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $417 to $10,965Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $309 to $589
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $380

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
$380.19
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
6 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
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 15th of 51

$3,616

$380 physician + $3,236 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.