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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Pennsylvania 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$162$145 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,288 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $479 to $8,318Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $126 to $282
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $162

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
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$977.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$213.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 48th of 51

$182

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.