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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Tennessee 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?

$2,337

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,337 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $295 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$295$214 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,318 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $832 to $4,786Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,778
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $295

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
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
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 23rd of 51

$2,337

$295 physician + $2,042 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.