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Surgery To Bring Down An Undescended Testicle

South Carolina 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?

$7,762

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,266 to $12,589.

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 $7,762 · 10th to 90th $550 to $16,596
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,762

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
$549.54
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 2nd of 51

$7,762

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.