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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Colorado 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 July 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$204$166 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,291 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $240 to $7,413Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $158 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $204

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$257

CA $2,455WV $174

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.