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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Indiana 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?

$4,250

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,250 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$269$219 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,698 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $724 to $14,125Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $195 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $269

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
$204.17
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 6th of 51

$4,250

$269 physician + $3,981 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.