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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 October 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$93.33$52.48 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$479 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $129 to $6,607Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $41 to $178
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $93

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$229.09
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
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$13.18

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$100

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.