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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 July 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 7 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$275$162 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$200 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $141 to $4,365Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $126 to $417
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $275

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
$141.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$275

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.