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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Utah 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$234$186 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,230 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,571Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $148 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $234

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
$190.55
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$281.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 25th of 51

$234

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.