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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Maine 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$102$83.18 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$1,202 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,042Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $74 to $141
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$147.91
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
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 37th of 51

$105

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.