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Bladder Irrigation

New Mexico 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$83.18$44.67 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$63.10 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $48 to $2,089Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $32 to $240
$100$1K$10Kfacility $204professional $83

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
$38.90
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 33rd of 51

$89.13

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.