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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Ohio 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?

$1,912

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,912 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$214$204 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$851 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $7,413Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $178 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $214

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
$575.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
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
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$588.84

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 37th of 51

$1,912

$214 physician + $1,698 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.