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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Washington, DC 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?

$240

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $457.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,888Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $288
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $234

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
$151.36
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$588.84

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Hawaii 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$240

HI $2,512WV $214

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.