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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 6 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$501$427 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$977 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,623Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,288
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,778professional $501

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
$537.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$575.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $794 · 17th 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.