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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

New Hampshire 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 5 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$117$81.28 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,820 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $309 to $9,772Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $74 to $209
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $117

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
$100.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $120 · 32nd 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.