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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

New York 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$63.10 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,622 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $776 to $9,120Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $56 to $155
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,802professional $71

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
$1,513.56
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$323.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$204.17
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$239.88
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
6 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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.55
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86

Where New York 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.

New York· 51st of 51

$74.13

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.