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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Indiana 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$91.20$52.48 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$302 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $110 to $5,129Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $48 to $200
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,862professional $91

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
$47.86
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$954.99
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
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
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$97.72

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.