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Drainage Procedure For A Prolonged Erection

Iowa rates for HCPCS 54435

Creates a small channel between the erectile chambers of the penis and the head of the penis so that trapped blood can drain and a prolonged, painful erection can subside. It is done using a needle, punch, or small cutting instrument passed through the head of the penis, usually with local or regional numbing. Prompt treatment matters because an erection lasting many hours can permanently damage the erectile tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage Procedure For A Prolonged Erection cost?

$4,074

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$912$692 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,288 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $891 to $9,120Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $912

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
$691.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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

Iowa· 12th of 51

$4,074

$912 physician + $3,162 facility

OK $7,629MT $1,321

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.