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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle cost?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$302$200 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$2,138 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $589 to $9,772Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $83 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $302

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,630.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$512.86

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in Tennessee than in New York. 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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$407

TN $832NY $74.13

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.