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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 October 2026.

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

$97.72

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $138.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $65 to $617Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $54 to $178
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $117professional $91

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
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
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd of 51

$97.72

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.