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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 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 $513 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 7 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$91.20$58.88 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$174 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $65 to $9,772Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $37 to $263
$100$1K$10Kfacility $513professional $91

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
$83.18
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 27th of 51

$95.50

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.