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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 October 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$42.66 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$117 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $66 to $2,344Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $28 to $288
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $316professional $71

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$109.65
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
$14.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 28th 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.