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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

South Carolina 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$126$107 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$170 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $107 to $9,120Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $81 to $229
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,202professional $126

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
$107.15
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $141 · 28th 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.