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Bladder Irrigation

Arizona 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$89.13$57.54 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$661 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $98 to $5,623Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $32 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $89

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 22nd of 51

$97.72

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.