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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Minnesota 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$170$102 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$100 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $51 to $1,072Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $81 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $224professional $170

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
$51.29
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.00

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$174

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.