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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

Virginia 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?

$715

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $715 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $214 to the doctor who performs it, and $501 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$214$151 to $263
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$501$204 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $141 to $3,802Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $501professional $214

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
$151.36
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
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
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 26th of 51

$715

$214 physician + $501 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.