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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Delaware 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$67.61 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$93.33 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,698Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $52 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $120professional $95

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
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
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.00

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 38th of 51

$100

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.