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Bladder Irrigation

Rhode Island 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?

$85.11

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $115.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,802Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $44 to $117
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $79

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$141.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 42nd of 51

$85.11

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.