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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 October 2026.

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

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $324 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$100$74.13 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$132 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,820Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $58 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $324professional $100

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
$79.43
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
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
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 35th of 51

$102

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.