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Open Biopsy of the Testicle

Virginia 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?

$3,330

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,330 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$240$214 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,047 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $269 to $9,550Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $195 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $240

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
$239.88
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
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
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 10th of 51

$3,330

$240 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.