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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

South Carolina 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$89.13$75.86 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$617 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,310Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $65 to $132
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $89

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
$95.50
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
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
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$107

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.