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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Delaware 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 October 2026.

How much does Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 from a hospital or other facility.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$380 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$955 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,570Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $372 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Delaware· 33rd of 51

$575

AK $1,698UT $331

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.