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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

New Jersey 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$93.33$54.95 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$200 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $93 to $6,918Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $48 to $191
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $93

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
$56.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$12,882.50
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$933.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
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
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.72

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 39th of 51

$100

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.