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Bladder Irrigation

Connecticut 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$100$64.57 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,698 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,511Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $41 to $204
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,802professional $100

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
$616.60
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$194.98

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 7th of 51

$115

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.