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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Minnesota 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?

$1,289

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,289 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$339 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$380 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $195 to $7,943Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $229 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $457

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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 48th of 51

$1,289

$457 physician + $832 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.