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Exploration For Undescended Testicle

Iowa rates for HCPCS 54550

This procedure explores the groin or scrotal area to locate and evaluate a testicle that has not moved down into its normal position. The surgeon examines the undescended testicle and surrounding tissue, often to determine whether it can be brought down and secured in the scrotum. It is typically performed in infants or young children, though it can be done at other ages.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Exploration For Undescended Testicle cost?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$759 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,380 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $912 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,412.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.0 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$1,122

OK $3,631UT $363

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.