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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Connecticut 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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$115$91.20 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,818 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,511Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $63 to $245
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,365professional $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
$676.08
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 8th of 51

$151

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.