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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Oklahoma 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$97.72$66.07 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$603 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $115 to $3,890Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $58 to $138
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $891professional $98

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
$107.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 1st of 51

$339

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.