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Bladder Irrigation

Ohio 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 9 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$77.62$46.77 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$263 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $91 to $6,607Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $31 to $186
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $759professional $78

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
$75.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$169.82
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 14th of 51

$105

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.