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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 July 2026.

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

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $398 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 7 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$93.33$60.26 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$115 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $72 to $9,120Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $51 to $182
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $398professional $93

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
$72.44
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$95.50

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.