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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 October 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $407 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$162$141 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$162 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $110 to $3,090Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $126 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $407professional $162

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
$162.18
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.22
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$32.36
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.99
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.22
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$776.25
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 51st of 51

$170

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.