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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Indiana 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?

$2,033

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,033 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$214$162 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$427 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,129Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $214

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
$128.82
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$954.99
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
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
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 4th of 51

$2,033

$214 physician + $1,820 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.