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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Arizona 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 5 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$490$437 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,089 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $7,943Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $490

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$794.33

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 19th of 51

$794

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.