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Bladder Irrigation

Louisiana 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 6 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$67.61$50.12 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$398 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $98 to $3,467Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $35 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $68

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
$93.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$112

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.