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Difficult Bladder Catheter Placement

Hawaii 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?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $182.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $81 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,884professional $138

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 49th of 51

$138

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.