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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

South 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?

$771

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $771 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $537 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$234$174 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$537$355 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,122Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $148 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $537professional $234

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
$169.82
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
6 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
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98

Where South 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

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$771

$234 physician + $537 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.