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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 October 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$240$195 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,047 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,129Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $166 to $363
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $240

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
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
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$269

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.