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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

North Carolina 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$251$174 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$138 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,862Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $158 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $251

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
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
7 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
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$251

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.