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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 October 2026.

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

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$91.20$67.61 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$115 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $93 to $3,388Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $47 to $219
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $240professional $91

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
$91.20
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
5 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
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$9.12

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 48th of 51

$95.50

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.