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Contrast and Chain Placement for a Bladder X-Ray

Alabama rates for HCPCS 51605

Preparation for a specialized X-ray of the bladder and urine channel, in which contrast is instilled into the bladder and a fine flexible chain is laid along the urine channel so that its line and angle show up on the images. The pictures are used to judge how well the bladder neck is supported, particularly when urine leaks.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Contrast and Chain Placement for a Bladder X-Ray cost?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 4 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$46.77$38.90 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$447 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,585Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $35 to $81
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $47

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
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$239.88

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in California than in Delaware. 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· 25th of 51

$51.29

CA $170DE $40.74

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.