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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Nevada 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 7 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$100$67.61 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$100 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $52 to $4,365Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $52 to $275
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $100

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
$52.48
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 51

$110

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.