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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

New York 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 9 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$513$407 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,570 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $617 to $9,120Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,230
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,074professional $513

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
$549.54
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,348.96
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,380.38
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where New York 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 York $1,000 · 9th 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.