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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Kansas 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$575$513 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,549 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,943Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $427 to $794
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $575

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $676 · 25th 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.