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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Irrigation cost?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 5 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$64.57$44.67 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$245 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $45 to $1,905Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $30 to $151
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $282professional $65

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
$44.67
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$512.86
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,884.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$69.18

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.