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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Kansas 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$70.79 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$123 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,660Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $63 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $112

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
$489.78
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
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
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.49

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 14th of 51

$126

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.