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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Maine 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?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $182.

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 $1,096 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,096Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $85 to $219
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,096professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04

Where Maine 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.

Maine $138 · 32nd 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.