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Bladder Irrigation

Missouri 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$56.23 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$129 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $66 to $3,715Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $35 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $78

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
$52.48
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
5 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
$13.80
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.71

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$85.11

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.