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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Louisiana 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$589$479 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,023 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $575 to $4,266Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $372 to $724
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,950professional $589

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
$512.86
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $891 · 13th 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.