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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Arizona 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 6 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$100$69.18 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,230 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $155 to $5,623Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $52 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $100

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
$1,230.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 33rd of 51

$112

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.