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Adjusting An Implanted Continence Balloon

California rates for HCPCS 0551T

Adds fluid to or takes fluid out of a balloon that is already implanted beside the urinary passage, changing how much support it provides. It is a short outpatient adjustment used to fine-tune bladder control after the balloon has settled into place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Adjusting An Implanted Continence Balloon cost?

$229

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $229 to $4,786.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $10,000Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $229 to $229
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $229

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09

Where California sits

The same service costs 3311.3 times more in Kentucky than in New Jersey. 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.

California· 8th of 26

$229

KY $70,795NJ $21.38

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.