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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 October 2026.

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

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$93.33$74.13 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$107 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $81 to $1,148Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $59 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $219professional $93

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
$117.49
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
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
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.79

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$117

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.