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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Kentucky 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $115 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$89.13$60.26 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$77.62 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $54 to $1,479Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $49 to $158
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $115professional $89

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
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$158.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.75

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$91.20

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.