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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $162 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$83.18 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$85.11 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,995Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $74 to $170
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $162professional $112

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
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Texas. 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$112

WI $363TX $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.