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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Alabama 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 4 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$676$437 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,148 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,169Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $407 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $676

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 26th of 51

$676

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.