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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Arizona 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 5 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$85.11$75.86 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,660 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $575 to $5,623Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $71 to $398
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,512professional $85

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $138 · 24th 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.