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Bladder Irrigation

Montana 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$95.50$52.48 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$53.70 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $51 to $372Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $39 to $263
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $126professional $95

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
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 28th of 51

$95.50

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.