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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Alaska rates for HCPCS 51705

This procedure exchanges a tube that drains urine from the bladder through an opening in the abdominal wall, replacing it with a new one in a straightforward manner. It's a routine maintenance procedure for people who rely on this type of drainage tube long-term. It doesn't involve unusual difficulty or complications during the exchange.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $245 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$141 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$174 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $145 to $5,888Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $76 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $245professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$224

WI $257KY $91.20

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.