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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 8 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$81.28$38.90 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$81.28 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $43 to $5,888Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $32 to $151
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $234professional $81

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
$53.70
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$141.25

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th of 51

$83.18

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.