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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Alabama 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$67.61 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$288 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $115 to $977Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $51 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $295professional $93

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.62

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 33rd of 51

$102

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.