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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Ohio 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 7 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$182$151 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$603 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $229 to $10,233Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $138 to $468
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $182

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
$199.53
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 39th of 51

$204

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.