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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 October 2026.

How much does Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$120$91.20 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$603 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $162 to $6,607Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $69 to $204
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $120

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$281.84
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
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$132

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.