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Difficult Bladder Catheter Placement

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $200.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $275 to $309Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $83 to $251
$100$200$500facility $288professional $148

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 45th 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.