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In-And-Out Bladder Catheterization

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 51701

A thin tube is passed through the urethra into the bladder to drain urine and is then removed straight away. It is used to measure how much urine is left after urinating, to collect a clean sample, or to relieve a bladder that will not empty. Nothing is left in place afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does In-And-Out Bladder Catheterization cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 6 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$46.77$29.51 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$468 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $51 to $10,233Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $23 to $135
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,548professional $47

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
$51.29
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$144.54
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Jersey $52.48 · 48th of 51
AK $115DE $46.77

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.