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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$74.13$48.98 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$69.18 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $37 to $8,511Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $33 to $182
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $219professional $74

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
$37.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$77.62

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.