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Bladder Irrigation

Alaska rates for HCPCS 51700

The bladder is flushed with a sterile fluid through a catheter, either to clean it out, clear blood clots or debris, or deliver a medication directly into the bladder. It's a simple procedure typically done in an office or clinic setting.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $200 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$89.13 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$145 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $120 to $4,677Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $60 to $331
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $200professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$489.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$295.12

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Nebraska. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$148

WI $186NE $60.26

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.