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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

South Dakota 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$257 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$178 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $117 to $759Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $174 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $257professional $331

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
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
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
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$324

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.