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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Missouri 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?

$2,297

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,297 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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$302$245 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,148 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $501 to $6,310Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $219 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $302

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
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
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 25th of 51

$2,297

$302 physician + $1,995 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.