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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

South Carolina 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 6 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$550$427 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$2,399 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $550 to $17,378Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $417 to $851
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,623professional $550

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
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $550 · 42nd 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.