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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$107$70.79 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$219 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,096Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $47 to $275
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $437professional $107

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
$28.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$602.56
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 9th 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.