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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

South Dakota 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$141$102 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$120 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $102 to $4,365Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $76 to $263
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $186professional $141

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
$85.11
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $145 · 26th 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.