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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Connecticut 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 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 5 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$162$117 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,738 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $8,913Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $95 to $316
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $162

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
$912.01
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $182 · 9th 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.