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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 July 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 9 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$200$162 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$251 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $182 to $7,762Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $141 to $501
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $200

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
$181.97
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$457.09
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$489.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$512.86
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$501.19
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63

Where New York 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.

New York· 27th of 51

$229

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.