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Drainage Shunt For A Persistent Erection

West Virginia 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$708 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,479 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,677Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,138
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $977

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 31st of 51

$1,000

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.