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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Iowa 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$347$269 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$302 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,802Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $200 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $347

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
$302.00
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
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
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.20

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$372

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.