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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 October 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$110$72.44 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$74.13 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $54 to $891Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $44 to $214
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $102professional $110

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
$30.20
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
7 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
$15.14
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 7th of 51

$110

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.