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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Arkansas 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$550$427 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$794 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,570Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $372 to $708
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $550

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
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 34th of 51

$631

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.