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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 July 2026.

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

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 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 4 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$100$63.10 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$501 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $54 to $7,244Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $52 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $100

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$100

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.