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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 July 2026.

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

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 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$170$100 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$263 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $135 to $6,761Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $76 to $501
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $170

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
$141.25
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$170

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.