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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Indiana 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$417 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,514 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $741 to $8,318Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $372 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $501

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$513

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.