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Bladder Drainage With Abdominal Tube Placement

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 51102

This procedure drains urine from the bladder by inserting a needle-based instrument through the lower abdomen, and includes placing a catheter tube through the same opening so the bladder can continue draining afterward. It is used when urine cannot pass normally through the urethra.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Drainage With Abdominal Tube Placement cost?

$269

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $1,349.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $269 to $7,762Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $151 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,698professional $257

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
$269.15
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$707.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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· 34th of 51

$269

OK $912HI $170

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.