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Bladder Irrigation

Georgia 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$52.48 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$794 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $138 to $5,370Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $33 to $158
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $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
$81.28
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$151.36

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$95.50

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.