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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Maryland 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?

$389

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $155 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$151 to $363
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$155$155 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $129 to $174Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $138 to $708
$200$500$1Kfacility $155professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$794.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 13.9 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. 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

Maryland· 50th of 50

$389

$234 physician + $155 facility

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.