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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Oregon 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$794$661 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$724 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,607Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,349
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $832professional $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
$1,071.52
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,128.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $813 · 16th 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.