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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Oregon 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?

$806

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $806 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $417 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$389$302 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$417$363 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $282 to $5,129Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $219 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $389

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$13,803.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
13 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
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 50th of 51

$806

$389 physician + $417 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.