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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Mississippi 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?

$1,620

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,620 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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$302$214 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$708 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $417 to $5,129Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $204 to $550
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $302

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
$213.80
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 44th of 50

$1,620

$302 physician + $1,318 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.