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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Louisiana 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$75.86 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$457 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $145 to $3,467Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $51 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $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
$125.89
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$145

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.