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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Nevada 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$77.62$72.44 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$724 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,571Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $62 to $135
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $78

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
$77.62
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$181.97
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$0.24
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$100

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.