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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 October 2026.

How much does Electrically Assisted Ejaculation cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$191$166 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$234 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,169Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $148 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $191

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
$190.55
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
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
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$200

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.