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Simple Removal of a Testicle

Washington 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?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $11,220.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $437 to $16,218
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311

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
$436.52
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$22,908.68
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,054.61
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$9,772.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$25,118.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,054.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,952.62

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 31st of 50

$3,311

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.