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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Colorado 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$66.07 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,738 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $102 to $6,607Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $54 to $209
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $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
$102.33
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$135

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.