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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Iowa 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$708$550 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,239 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $832 to $7,079Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,570
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $708

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
$691.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $1,047 · 8th 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.