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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Massachusetts 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?

$1,388

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,388 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$234 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$263 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $145 to $4,266Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,778
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $316

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
$537.03
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$478.63
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,412.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$870.96
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,174.90
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
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
$107.15
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$478.63

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 47th of 51

$1,388

$316 physician + $1,072 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.