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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 October 2026.

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

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$64.57 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$129 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $74 to $3,715Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $51 to $174
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $417professional $98

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
$95.50
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$181.97
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 36th of 51

$102

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.