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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Vermont 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?

$468

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $562.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,802Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $324 to $741
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,188professional $468

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 32nd of 51

$468

OK $1,778UT $263

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.