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Difficult Bladder Catheter Placement

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $186.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,981Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $83 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $135

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 48th 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.