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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 July 2026.

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

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $407 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$166$112 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$282 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,585Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $79 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $407professional $166

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
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$174

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.