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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 July 2026.

How much does Open Biopsy of the Testicle cost?

$1,254

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,254 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $513 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$741$295 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$513$257 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $234 to $7,244Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $513professional $741

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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· 46th of 50

$1,254

$741 physician + $513 facility

IN $10,245ND $616

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.