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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

New Hampshire 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$110 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$525 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $129 to $2,692Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $89 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$151

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.