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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 July 2026.

How much does Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$115$87.10 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$112 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $79 to $10,715Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $79 to $229
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $851professional $115

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
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $117 · 50th 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.