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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 October 2026.

How much does Opening Of A Seminal Vesicle cost?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$427 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,023 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $490 to $9,550Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $398 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $490

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
$489.78
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
6 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
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$501

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.