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Bladder Irrigation

Alabama 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$66.07$52.48 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$105 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $102 to $977Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $34 to $145
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $105professional $66

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 26th of 51

$85.11

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.