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Bladder Irrigation

Arkansas 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75.86$41.69 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$66.07 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $60 to $692Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $30 to $129
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $219professional $76

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
$41.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$144.54
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04
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
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.55

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 20th of 51

$89.13

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.