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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Ohio 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 negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 9 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$123$93.33 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$282 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $132 to $10,715Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $81 to $229
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $123

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
$123.03
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$199.53

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $132 · 39th 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.