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Surgery To Bring Down An Undescended Testicle

California rates for HCPCS 54640

Brings a testicle that has not reached the scrotum down into position and stitches it there so it stays. Working through a small incision in the groin or the scrotum, the surgeon frees the testicle and its cord so they reach far enough, then secures the testicle in a pocket in the scrotum. It is usually done in early childhood.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgery To Bring Down An Undescended Testicle cost?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $10,965.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $16,982Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,000
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,762professional $490

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
$3,311.31
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$22,387.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

California· 5th of 51

$7,413

IN $9,333MD $575

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.