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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Massachusetts 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 8 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$224$162 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$166 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,715Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $145 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $224

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
$177.83
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$562.34
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,801.89
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$489.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,801.89
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$524.81

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 30th of 51

$224

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.