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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Nebraska 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 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$138$97.72 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,291 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $851 to $13,490Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $68 to $398
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $138

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $178 · 15th 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.