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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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $302 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$132 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$209 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $141 to $8,511Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $95 to $295
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $302professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $182 · 14th of 51
CO $3,236DE $79.43

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.