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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Missouri 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 6 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$513$437 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,230 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $676 to $5,248Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,698
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,042professional $513

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
$812.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $1,122 · 6th 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.