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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 July 2026.

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

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 8 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$95.50$64.57 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$933 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $302 to $10,000Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $49 to $219
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $95

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
$147.91
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$173.78
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 35th of 51

$110

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.