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Bladder Contrast Injection for Imaging

Alabama rates for HCPCS 51600

A thin catheter is used to inject contrast dye into the bladder so its shape and function can be seen clearly on X-ray images. This is typically done just before a cystogram or voiding study, which checks for problems like abnormal bladder shape, reflux of urine toward the kidneys, or leaks. The injection itself is the preparation step for that imaging exam.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Contrast Injection for Imaging cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $537 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$53.70 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$398 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,259Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $43 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $537professional $155

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
$85.11
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$371.54

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in South Dakota than in Maine. 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.

Alabama· 30th of 51

$191

SD $398ME $117

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.