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Electrically Assisted Ejaculation

Washington 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$200 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$132 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $93 to $3,548Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $100 to $562
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $468professional $309

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
$234.42
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$20,892.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
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
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 9th of 51

$309

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.