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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 7 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$64.57$41.69 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$219 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,820Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $33 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $537professional $65

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
$60.26
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 37th of 51

$85.11

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.