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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 54500

A thin needle is passed through the skin of the scrotum to take a small sample of tissue from a testicle, which is then examined under a microscope. It is most often used to look into fertility problems or an abnormal finding in the testicle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle cost?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $182 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$166 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$89.13 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $83 to $6,607Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $83 to $479
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $182professional $263

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$512.86

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $263 · 8th of 51
CO $3,236DE $79.43

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.