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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$427$389 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,549 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,318Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $372 to $813
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $2,692professional $427

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
$660.69
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,187.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $562 · 40th 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.