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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 July 2026.

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

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 6 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$91.20$57.54 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$912 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $83 to $7,413Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $50 to $200
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $91

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
$58.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$105

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.