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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 July 2026.

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

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$102$69.18 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$229 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $81 to $7,413Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $58 to $155
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $102

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
$125.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 18th of 51

$123

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.