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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 October 2026.

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

$2,764

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,764 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$525$389 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,380 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $891 to $13,490Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $316 to $759
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,239professional $525

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
$549.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
13 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
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$2,764

$525 physician + $2,239 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.