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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Nebraska 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 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$70.79 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$479 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $219 to $13,490Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $47 to $427
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $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
$223.87
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 51

$145

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.