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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$562$437 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,445 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $794 to $7,244Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $389 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $562

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
$794.33
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 18th 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.