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Difficult Bladder Catheter Placement

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 51703

This is the placement of a temporary tube into the bladder to drain urine in a case made difficult by scarring, altered anatomy, or a prior catheter that broke or would not come out normally. It requires more skill and time than a routine catheter placement because of these added complications.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Difficult Bladder Catheter Placement cost?

$148

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 to $1,413.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $20 to $7,762Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $20 to $363
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $2,754professional $87

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
$19.95
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$446.68
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$148

AK $331WV $95.50

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.