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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Minnesota 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$162$123 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$129 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $69 to $4,467Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $81 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $245professional $162

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.51

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 10th of 51

$178

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.