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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 July 2026.

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

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $6,918.

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 $5,129 · 10th to 90th $316 to $7,762Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $288 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $302

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
$316.23
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in South Carolina than in West Virginia. 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· 11th of 50

$5,129

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.