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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Utah 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$67.61$54.95 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,479 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $100 to $6,166Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $50 to $123
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $68

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
$100.00
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
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
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 48th of 51

$85.11

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.