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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Connecticut 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 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$646$501 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$3,890 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $9,120Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $646

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
$3,388.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$955

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.