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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 6 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$129$75.86 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$75.86 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $35 to $2,512Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $50 to $331
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $115professional $129

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$295.12

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$129

OK $219WV $69.18

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.