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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Maryland 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?

$132

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $191.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $68 to $427Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $87 to $372
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $68professional $132

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $132 · 40th 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.