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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Illinois 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$100$69.18 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$170 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $98 to $5,129Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $52 to $200
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $851professional $100

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
$97.72
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$416.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$112

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.