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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

South Dakota 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?

$616

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $616 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $269 to the doctor who performs it, and $347 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$269$191 to $380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$347$214 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,365Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $117 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $269

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
$131.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 43rd of 50

$616

$269 physician + $347 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.