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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Arkansas 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$97.72$70.79 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$79.43 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $71 to $676Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $52 to $158
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $219professional $98

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
$70.79
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
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
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.75

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 26th of 51

$110

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.