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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 July 2026.

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

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 5 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$115$95.50 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$52.48 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $52 to $1,995Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $66 to $245
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $95professional $115

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
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$223.87

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 29th of 51

$115

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.