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Bladder Irrigation

Delaware 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$44.67 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$79.43 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $60 to $1,698Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $31 to $126
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $98professional $72

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$125.89
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
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.94

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 33rd of 51

$79.43

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.