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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Florida 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?

$421

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $421 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $186 to the doctor who performs it, and $234 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$186$145 to $257
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$234$115 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $72 to $3,388Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $110 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $234professional $186

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
$190.55
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
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
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38

Where Florida 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

Florida· 48th of 51

$421

$186 physician + $234 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.