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Bladder Irrigation

New Jersey 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $646 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$72.44$35.48 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$135 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $72 to $4,898Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $28 to $151
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $646professional $72

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
$47.86
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$190.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$933.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
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
$17.78
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$9.12

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$75.86

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.