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Making a Drainage Opening Into the Bladder

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$363

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $1,072.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $19,953Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,239
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $324

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
$316.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$354.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$363

OK $1,380UT $257

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.