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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

New Mexico 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$603$389 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$617 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,762Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,291
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,047professional $603

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
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $646 · 32nd 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.