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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 October 2026.

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

$2,792

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,792 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$501$427 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,000 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $513 to $8,511Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $398 to $776
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $501

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
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,818.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,981.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
6 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
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 34th of 51

$2,792

$501 physician + $2,291 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.