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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 July 2026.

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

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$105$64.57 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$182 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $95 to $2,884Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $52 to $275
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $724professional $105

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
$77.62
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 27th of 51

$115

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.