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Bladder Irrigation

Washington, DC 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?

$85.11

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $195.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $76 to $4,074Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $27 to $178
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,585professional $76

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
$75.86
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$85.11

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.