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Bladder Irrigation

South Dakota 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 Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $115 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$95.50$66.07 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$75.86 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $43 to $224Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $47 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $115professional $95

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
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$154.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$208.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$190.55
5 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
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.76

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 16th 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.