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Open Radical Prostate Removal Through The Abdomen

Alaska rates for HCPCS 55840

Removes the whole prostate gland and the seminal vesicles behind it through an incision in the lower abdomen, then joins the bladder directly to the urine channel. The small nerves alongside the gland that affect erections are spared where the disease allows. It is the operation used to treat prostate cancer that is still confined to the gland.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Radical Prostate Removal Through The Abdomen cost?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $6,607.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $9,772
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,188

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
$3,630.78
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,120.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 17378.0 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $2,188 · 37th of 50
ME $19,498WV $1.12

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.