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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Alabama 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?

$2,912

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,912 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $282 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$282$214 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$1,148 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $692 to $3,981Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $204 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $282

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Alabama 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

Alabama· 30th of 50

$2,912

$282 physician + $2,630 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.