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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Colorado 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 7 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$513$490 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,311 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $9,333Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,122
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $513

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,862.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $3,162 · 2nd 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.