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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Maryland 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?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $4,266Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,148
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,622professional $479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,290.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,174.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$479

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.