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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Idaho 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$117$74.13 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$100 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $85 to $4,467Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $63 to $195
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $234professional $117

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
$89.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$123

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.