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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

New Jersey 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?

$3,309

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,309 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$219$200 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,862 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,128Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $170 to $513
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $219

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
$223.87
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$562.34
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,454.40
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$512.86
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
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 11th of 51

$3,309

$219 physician + $3,090 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.