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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Michigan 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 8 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$95.50$66.07 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$93.33 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $83 to $4,898Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $51 to $145
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $513professional $95

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
$83.18
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 46th of 51

$100

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.