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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 55600

Surgically opens a seminal vesicle — one of the paired glands behind the bladder that supply much of the fluid in semen — to drain trapped or infected fluid, clear a blockage, or take a sample. Opening the gland relieves pressure and lets the cause of the problem be treated directly. It is done under anesthesia.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle cost?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 6 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$1,514$933 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$513 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $468 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,884
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,023professional $1,514

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,951.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,514 · 3rd of 51
CA $3,388DE $457

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.