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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$48.98 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$186 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $58 to $4,467Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $32 to $170
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $724professional $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
$57.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$89.13

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.