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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 July 2026.

How much does Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle cost?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 5 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$832$468 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$427 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $380 to $8,511Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,096
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $427professional $832

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
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $813 · 15th 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.