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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 July 2026.

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

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$93.33$56.23 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$1,259 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $288 to $10,471Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $49 to $229
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $93

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
$169.82
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$281.84
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$229.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$107

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.