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Surgical Exposure Of Prostate For Radiation Seeds

Iowa rates for HCPCS 55860

Surgery that opens the area around the prostate so radioactive sources can be placed directly into the gland to treat prostate cancer from within. Placing the sources inside the gland concentrates the radiation on the tumor while limiting the dose to the bladder and rectum nearby. This version reaches the prostate through an incision rather than placing the sources through the skin under imaging guidance.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Exposure Of Prostate For Radiation Seeds cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,862$1,349 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,905 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,818
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $1,862

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
$1,445.44
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,754.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,818.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.8 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$1,950

AK $3,548UT $617

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.