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Making a Drainage Opening Into the Bladder

Texas 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?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $5,012.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,471
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,467

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,754.40
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,606.93
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Texas 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.

Texas $3,467 · 28th 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.