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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Kansas 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?

$1,768

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,768 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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$245 to $339
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$1,413 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,677Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $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
$954.99
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$446.68
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
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 43rd of 51

$1,768

$288 physician + $1,479 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.