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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 July 2026.

How much does Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection cost?

$633

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $633 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $398 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$234$158 to $295
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$398$234 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,248Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $234

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 42nd of 50

$633

$234 physician + $398 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.