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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Tennessee 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 5 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$204$170 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$955 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,981Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $204

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
$398.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 29th of 51

$224

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.