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Prostate Removal Through The Perineum

Alaska rates for HCPCS 55810

Removes the entire prostate gland along with the seminal vesicles, reached through an incision in the perineum, the area between the scrotum and the anus, rather than through the abdomen. It is done to treat prostate cancer, and the bladder is then reconnected to the urine channel. A catheter drains the bladder for a period while the join heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Prostate Removal Through The Perineum cost?

$7,026

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,026 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,571 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,455 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,571$2,884 to $7,244
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,455$1,549 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $10,471Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $8,511
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,455professional $4,571

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
$4,073.80
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.9 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $7,026 · 18th of 50
ME $21,236MD $2,140

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.