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Bladder Irrigation

Illinois 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$75.86$48.98 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$105 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,820Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $34 to $148
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $257professional $76

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
$38.02
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$229.09
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
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
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$83.18

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.