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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 July 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$288$200 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$490 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $288 to $6,761Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $148 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $288

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
$288.40
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$339

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.