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Testicle Removal for Cancer With Exploration

New York rates for HCPCS 54535

Removes a testicle and its cord for cancer through an incision in the groin, and additionally opens and examines the abdomen to look for spread of the disease. Examining the abdomen at the same operation guides what treatment is needed next.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Testicle Removal for Cancer With Exploration cost?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$724 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,951 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $11,482Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,089
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,898professional $891

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
$870.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,570.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,454.71
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,454.71
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where New York sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $1,380 · 14th of 51
CA $6,918HI $759

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.