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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 July 2026.

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

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 7 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$105$74.13 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$93.33 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $51 to $4,467Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $50 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $240professional $105

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
$51.29
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$110

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.