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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Maryland 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$72.44 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$501 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,698Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $69 to $148
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,096professional $79

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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$107.15
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
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.51

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$100

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.