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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Arizona rates for HCPCS 55870

Uses a gentle electrical stimulus delivered through a probe placed in the rectum to bring on ejaculation so that semen can be collected. It is used for men who cannot ejaculate on their own, often after a spinal cord injury or nerve damage, when semen is needed for fertility treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$148 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$407 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,388Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $178

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$200

AK $575PA $170

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.