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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Utah 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$151$112 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$158 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $112 to $4,571Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $85 to $257
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,818professional $151

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
$112.20
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80

Where Utah 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.

Utah $158 · 17th 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.