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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

California 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 13 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$115$77.62 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$2,754 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $912 to $12,882Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $63 to $316
$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $115

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
$691.83
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,288.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$218.78

Where California 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.

California· 4th of 51

$178

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.