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Surgery To Bring Down An Undescended Testicle

New York 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?

$5,623

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $8,710.

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 $5,623 · 10th to 90th $692 to $11,749
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $5,623

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
$575.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$19,498.45
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$7,079.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,589.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where New York sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New York $5,623 · 14th of 51
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.