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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Ohio 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 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$479$417 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,698 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,715Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,630
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $479

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
$794.33
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$794.33

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $676 · 27th 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.