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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 54505

A small cut is made through the scrotum and the covering of the testicle so that a piece of tissue can be taken and examined under a microscope. Removing tissue directly gives the laboratory a larger, better-preserved sample than drawing cells through a needle. It is used to look into infertility or an abnormality found in the testicle.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of the Testicle cost?

$5,020

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,020 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$468 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,692 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $9,772Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,318
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,466.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.6 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 5th of 51

$5,020

$851 physician + $4,169 facility

CO $6,197MT $647

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.