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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Colorado rates for HCPCS 54220

This procedure treats a prolonged, painful erection by irrigating and draining blood from the erectile tissue of the penis to relieve pressure and restore normal blood flow. It is an urgent treatment used when a prolonged erection does not resolve on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection cost?

$2,502

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,502 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $263 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$263$195 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$603 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $245 to $5,129Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $457
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $263

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
$229.09
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
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
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.8 times more in New York than in Alabama. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$2,502

$263 physician + $2,239 facility

NY $2,761AL $314

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.