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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Iowa 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?

$925

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $925 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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$363$269 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$309 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $214 to $2,344Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $219 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $562professional $363

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
$363.08
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
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
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 15th of 51

$925

$363 physician + $562 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.