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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Tennessee 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 5 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$562$437 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,349 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $603 to $5,248Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,380
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $562

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
$537.03
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $631 · 33rd 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.