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Bladder Irrigation

Maine 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$42.66 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$63.10 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $40 to $692Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $34 to $138
$20$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $72

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.55

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 42nd of 51

$75.86

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.