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Draining the Bladder Through the Lower Abdomen

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 51101

Drains urine from the bladder by passing a hollow instrument or small tube through the skin of the lower abdomen directly into the bladder. It is done when urine cannot be drained through the usual channel, for example because of a blockage or injury.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Draining the Bladder Through the Lower Abdomen cost?

$174

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $427.

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 $1,862 · 10th to 90th $129 to $4,571Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $54 to $178
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $138

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
$128.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$177.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$467.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$371.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in California 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· 16th of 51

$174

CA $2,455WV $115

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.