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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Maryland 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$110$66.07 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$63.10 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $44 to $2,089Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $52 to $316
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $120professional $110

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
$43.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$110

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.