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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

How much does Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection cost?

$4,846

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,846 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$275$200 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$3,311 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,511Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $158 to $550
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,571professional $275

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
$467.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 13.9 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeConnecticut $4,846 · 2nd of 50
HI $5,396MD $389

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.