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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Missouri 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$129$102 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,047 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,623Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $87 to $263
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,820professional $129

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
$97.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $158 · 13th 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.