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Bladder Irrigation

Iowa 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$115$69.18 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$117 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $81 to $2,291Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $52 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $229professional $115

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
$67.61
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$181.97
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
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$129

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.