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Emergency Untwisting Of A Twisted Testicle

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 54600

Opens the scrotum to untwist a testicle whose blood supply has been cut off by twisting of the cord above it, and stitches it in place so it cannot twist again. The other testicle is usually stitched in place at the same time, because it is prone to the same problem. It is an emergency, since the testicle can only be saved if blood flow is restored quickly.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Emergency Untwisting Of A Twisted Testicle cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$398 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,288 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $891 to $10,715Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $107 to $759
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $513

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
$588.84
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$660.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.9 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$589

OK $3,020UT $339

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.