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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 9 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$95.50$66.07 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$339 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $100 to $7,586Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $51 to $288
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $95

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
$97.72
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,698.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 28th 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.