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Making a Drainage Opening Into the Bladder

Colorado rates for HCPCS 51040

Makes an opening into the bladder through a small cut in the lower abdomen so that urine can drain out, normally through a tube left in place. It is done when urine cannot leave by the usual route — because of a blockage, an injury, or a passage that cannot be catheterized — or when the bladder needs to be rested and drained. The opening can be temporary or long-term.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Making a Drainage Opening Into the Bladder cost?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $7,762.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $10,471Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,479
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,495professional $398

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 33.1 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.

Colorado $5,495 · 10th of 50
SC $8,913WV $269

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.