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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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 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.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$107 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$138 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,786Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $79 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $145professional $141

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$11,220.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
11 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
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 17th of 51

$145

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.