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Drainage Procedure For A Prolonged Erection

Kentucky 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 July 2026.

How much does Drainage Procedure For A Prolonged Erection cost?

$4,428

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,428 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$407 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$2,754 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,550Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $389 to $955
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,981professional $447

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 12.4 times more in South Carolina than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $4,428 · 30th of 50
SC $11,008WV $885

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.