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Testicle Removal for Cancer With Exploration

Texas 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 10 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$851$741 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,738 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,772Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,349
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,715professional $851

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
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01

Where Texas 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.

Texas $1,096 · 28th 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.