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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

North Carolina 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?

$484

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $484 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $209 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$275$214 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$209$135 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,000Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $155 to $537
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $209professional $275

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
$213.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
7 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
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$484

$275 physician + $209 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.