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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Ohio 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?

$773

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $773 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $550 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$224$145 to $288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$550$204 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,715Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $129 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $550professional $224

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
$371.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
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
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 20th of 51

$773

$224 physician + $550 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.