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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Rhode Island 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?

$123

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $158.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,074Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $87 to $182
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,455professional $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. 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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $123 · 46th 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.