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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Missouri 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$79.43 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$155 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $91 to $3,631Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $59 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $102

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
$61.66
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
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
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.22

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$110

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.