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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Rhode Island 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?

$191

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $234.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,074Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $145 to $295
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $191

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 42nd of 51

$191

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.