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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Georgia 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?

$1,802

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,802 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$257 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$776 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $417 to $5,370Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $200 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $288

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
$380.19
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 42nd of 51

$1,802

$288 physician + $1,514 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.