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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

North Dakota 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$97.72 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$53.70 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $52 to $269Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $76 to $240
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $95professional $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
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.55

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 19th of 51

$117

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.