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Simple Removal of a Testicle

West 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?

$2,289

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,289 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$331 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,479 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,913Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $275 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $427

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,137.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$851.14

Where West 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

West Virginia· 40th of 51

$2,289

$427 physician + $1,862 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.