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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Louisiana 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?

$2,483

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,483 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$295$245 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,023 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,754Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $182 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $295

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
$446.68
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 35th of 50

$2,483

$295 physician + $2,188 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.