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Bladder Irrigation

North Dakota 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$57.54 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$41.69 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $31 to $275Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $46 to $182
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $76professional $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
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$147.91
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.59

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 40th of 51

$77.62

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.