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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 July 2026.

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

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $490 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$74.13 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$302 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,585Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $49 to $186
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $490professional $102

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
$186.21
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Hawaii. 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· 23rd of 51

$117

OK $339HI $74.13

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.