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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

North Dakota 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$117 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$74.13 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $74 to $1,698Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $78 to $178
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $676professional $141

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 18th of 51

$141

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.