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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Arkansas 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$74.13 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$741 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,311Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $71 to $145
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $98

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
$97.72
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
5 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
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.00

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 3rd of 51

$501

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.