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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

North Dakota 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$692 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$427 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,570Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $813

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 12th of 51

$813

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.