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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

South Dakota 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 7 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$724$457 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$562 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $513 to $4,365Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,230
$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,175professional $724

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $724 · 22nd 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.