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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Missouri 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$100$85.11 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$832 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,623Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $76 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $100

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
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
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 31st of 51

$115

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.