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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Oregon 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 8 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$141$115 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$123 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $102 to $6,607Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $83 to $234
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $145professional $141

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
$186.21
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$181.97
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,220.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $145 · 21st 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.