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Bladder Irrigation

Utah 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$85.11$63.10 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$117 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $63 to $4,467Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $44 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $85

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
$63.10
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$134.90
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
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.75

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 19th of 51

$89.13

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.