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Surgery To Bring Down An Undescended Testicle

Kentucky 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?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $7,244.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,913
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631

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
$407.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 35th of 51

$3,631

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.