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Bladder Irrigation

Colorado 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$79.43$41.69 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,202 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $89 to $6,607Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $30 to $234
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $79

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
$79.43
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$112

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.