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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Idaho 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 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 8 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$562 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$912 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,079Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $437 to $851
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,467professional $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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,786.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $708 · 23rd 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.