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Bladder Irrigation

Minnesota 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$112$64.57 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$126 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $58 to $1,047Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $47 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $112

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
$28.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$132

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.