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Bladder Irrigation

Vermont 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$56.23 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$126 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $50 to $501Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $44 to $162
$50$100$200$500facility $380professional $105

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 8th of 51

$107

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.