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Bladder Irrigation

Virginia 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$34.67 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$81.28 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $48 to $3,802Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $30 to $123
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $398professional $72

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
$42.66
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$67.61
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
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$75.86

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.