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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 October 2026.

How much does Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection cost?

$517

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $186 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$331$245 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$186$151 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $126 to $537Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $191 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $186professional $331

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
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
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
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 44th of 51

$517

$331 physician + $186 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.