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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$67.61$51.29 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$126 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,514Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $32 to $145
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $490professional $68

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
$144.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$83.18

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.