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Prostate Removal Through Perineum With Nodes

West Virginia 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 October 2026.

How much does Prostate Removal Through Perineum With Nodes cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,188$1,622 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$562 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,413Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,898
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $661professional $2,188

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

West Virginia· 29th of 51

$2,042

AK $6,457TX $1,096

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.