go back

Bladder Irrigation

West 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 West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75.86$46.77 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$34.67 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $32 to $977Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $30 to $214
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $76professional $76

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$512.86
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$213.80
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
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.41

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 44th 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.