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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Idaho 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$105 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$832 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $148 to $6,607Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $87 to $148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $123

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
20 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
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$141

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.