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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 October 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$50.12 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$115 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $68 to $3,548Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $35 to $151
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $83

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
$31.62
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
6 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
$15.85
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 18th of 51

$89.13

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.