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Shunt Surgery For A Persistent Painful Erection

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 54430

Creates a channel between the two erection chambers of the penis and the spongy tissue that surrounds the urine channel, so trapped blood can drain away and a prolonged, painful erection can subside. It is done when an erection lasting many hours has not settled with medicine or with drainage by needle. Relieving it promptly protects the tissue from lasting damage.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Shunt Surgery For A Persistent Painful Erection cost?

$1,532

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,532 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$646 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$562 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,023Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,905
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $871

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
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$660.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 12.7 times more in Maine 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

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$1,532

$871 physician + $661 facility

ME $16,379MD $1,287

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.