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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$83.18$39.81 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$87.10 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $49 to $2,884Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $32 to $112
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $162professional $83

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
$48.98
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 35th of 51

$87.10

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.