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Prostate Removal Through Perineum With Nodes

Alaska rates for HCPCS 55812

Removes the entire prostate gland along with the seminal vesicles through an incision made in the perineum, the area between the scrotum and the anus. During the same operation the surgeon also takes a limited sample of the lymph nodes in the pelvis so they can be checked for cancer spread. It is done under general or spinal anesthesia and requires a hospital stay and a urinary catheter for a period afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Prostate Removal Through Perineum With Nodes cost?

$5,623

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,623 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 6 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$5,623$3,548 to $8,913
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,905 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $12,882Professionalmedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $10,471
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $5,623

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
$5,011.87
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,623.41
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$12,589.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$11,220.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$12,589.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$5,623

CA $8,318HI $1,622

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.