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Needle Biopsy Of The Testicle

Virginia 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$85.11$75.86 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$676 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $98 to $6,457Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $69 to $138
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $85

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
$85.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
5 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
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 47th of 51

$87.10

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.