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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 October 2026.

How much does Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection cost?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $288.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $85 to $617Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $129 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $200

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$416.87
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
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$195

WI $575KY $186

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.