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Bladder Irrigation

Michigan 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$66.07$38.90 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$123 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $72 to $871Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $30 to $112
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $245professional $66

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
$39.81
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
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
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.05
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$9.33

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 29th of 51

$83.18

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.