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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Virginia 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 8 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$200$162 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$200 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $162 to $7,079Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $145 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $200

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
$199.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$204

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.