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Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 8 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$490$468 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$617 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $479 to $8,913Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,042
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $490

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
$489.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $562 · 39th 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.