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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

North Carolina 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$145$93.33 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$93.33 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $69 to $891Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $72 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $120professional $145

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
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
7 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
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 51

$145

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.