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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 July 2026.

How much does Draining Fluid From Around A Testicle cost?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $151.

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

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $107 to $186
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $138

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $138 · 31st 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.