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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Maryland 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?

$186

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $302.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,047Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $145 to $355
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $186

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$426.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
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
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd of 51

$186

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.