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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Massachusetts 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$468 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$457 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,890Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,951
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $631

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,348.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,168.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,412.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,168.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,737.80
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$933.25

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 26th of 51

$646

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.