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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Utah 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?

$3,562

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,562 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $174 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$174$138 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,042 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $282 to $7,413Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $174

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
$281.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,232.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
7 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
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$15,488.17

Where Utah 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

Utah· 9th of 51

$3,562

$174 physician + $3,388 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.