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Drainage Shunt For A Persistent Erection

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 54420

Emergency surgery for priapism, an erection that will not go down and becomes painful. A connection is created between the erectile chambers of the penis and a vein in the leg, so the trapped blood can drain away and normal circulation returns. Acting quickly matters, because blood that stays trapped starves the tissue of oxygen and can cause lasting damage.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage Shunt For A Persistent Erection cost?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$776 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,862 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $7,413Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,202
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $955

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
$676.08
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
6 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
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$776.25

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$1,202

AK $2,818UT $490

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.