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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Georgia 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$112$77.62 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$123 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $81 to $3,388Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $62 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $112

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
$54.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$251.19
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
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.48

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 21st of 51

$117

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.