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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

New York 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$145 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$550 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $178 to $6,761Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $132 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $170

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
$1,348.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$630.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$524.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$446.68
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$588.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
6 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
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97

Where New York 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.

New York· 50th of 51

$174

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.