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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$112$77.62 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$229 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $102 to $6,761Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $50 to $417
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $112

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
$112.20
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$208.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$181.97

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$129

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.