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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Florida 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$58.88 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$85.11 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $66 to $3,548Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $46 to $158
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $174professional $85

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
$79.43
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
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
$23.44
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.55

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$95.50

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.