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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 July 2026.

How much does Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle cost?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 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$550$447 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,047 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $427 to $5,129Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,288
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $550

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,348.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $646 · 31st 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.