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Bladder Irrigation

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$87.10$61.66 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$138 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $56 to $4,266Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $34 to $224
$10$100$1Kfacility $347professional $87

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
$74.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 24th 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.