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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 October 2026.

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

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$81.28 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$91.20 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $83 to $741Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $68 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $191professional $117

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
$85.11
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
14 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
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$120

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.