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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Georgia 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$93.33 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$603 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,898Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $72 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $105

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
$199.53
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$208.93
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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.77

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th of 51

$126

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.