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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Maine 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$74.13 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$75.86 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $66 to $617Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $59 to $182
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $123professional $102

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$190.55
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
10 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
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 37th of 51

$102

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.