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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Florida 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$60.26 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$741 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $479 to $8,913Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $52 to $138
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $71

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
$407.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
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
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.71

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 7th of 51

$398

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.