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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Nebraska 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$794$490 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,388 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $13,490Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,291
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,012professional $794

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $977 · 11th 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.