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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

New Jersey 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$468$407 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,467 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $10,965Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $372 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $468

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,471.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$562

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.