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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Mississippi 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $132 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$120$83.18 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$79.43 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $72 to $933Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $50 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $132professional $120

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
$87.10
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
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
$24.55
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 16th of 51

$126

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.