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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

North Dakota 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$309$257 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$141 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $141 to $759Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $182 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $178professional $309

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
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$309

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.