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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Colorado 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?

$6,197

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,197 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$257 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$2,512 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $11,482Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $234 to $501
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $309

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
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
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 1st of 51

$6,197

$309 physician + $5,888 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.