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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Colorado rates for HCPCS 55000

Drains the fluid that has built up in the sac around a testicle using a needle, relieving the swelling and the dragging discomfort it causes. A medicine is sometimes injected afterwards to discourage the fluid from returning. It is a brief office procedure done with numbing medicine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$100 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,291 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $138 to $7,586Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $95 to $275
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,162professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $158 · 16th of 51
OK $891HI $112

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.