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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

New Mexico 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$100$70.79 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$182 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,230Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $51 to $162
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $490professional $100

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
$53.70
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 25th of 51

$112

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.