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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Iowa 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$110 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$138 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $107 to $2,291Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $85 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263professional $155

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
$141.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
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
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$170

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.