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Bladder Irrigation

Kentucky 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$64.57$47.86 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$46.77 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $32 to $1,479Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $33 to $166
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $91professional $65

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
$30.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.12

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$64.57

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.