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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 8 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$132$97.72 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$115 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $95 to $7,079Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $89 to $214
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $209professional $132

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
$97.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $132 · 38th 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.