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Surgery To Bring Down An Undescended Testicle

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$4,096

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,096 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$676 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,333Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $933

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
$724.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 14th of 51

$4,096

$933 physician + $3,162 facility

WI $7,406MT $1,352

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.