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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Connecticut 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$229$186 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$794 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $245 to $6,761Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $155 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $229

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
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
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 22nd of 51

$234

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.