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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Montana 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$93.33$79.43 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$81.28 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $81 to $200Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $69 to $158
$50$100$200$500facility $110professional $93

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 46th of 51

$95.50

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.