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Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle cost?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $200.

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 $166 · 10th to 90th $50 to $708Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $107 to $251
$100$200$500facility $166professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$151

WI $363TX $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.