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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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 4 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$97.72$75.86 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$794 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $102 to $3,020Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $66 to $123
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698professional $98

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
$97.72
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $123 · 28th 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.