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Irrigation Procedure for Prolonged Erection

West 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?

$590

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $590 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $219 to the doctor who performs it, and $372 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$219$166 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$372$162 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,318Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $129 to $525
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,202.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$524.81
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
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39

Where West 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

West Virginia· 34th of 51

$590

$219 physician + $372 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.