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Bladder Irrigation

South Carolina 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $355 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$57.54 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$102 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $71 to $1,585Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $36 to $170
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $355professional $91

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
$37.15
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
6 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
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 14th of 51

$95.50

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.