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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 October 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$145 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$339 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $100 to $4,169Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $132 to $316
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $646professional $178

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
$562.34
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
5 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
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$182

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.