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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 October 2026.

How much does Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$437$398 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$912 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $457 to $4,898Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $372 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$812.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$43.65
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania· 45th of 51

$490

AK $1,698UT $331

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.