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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 October 2026.

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

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$70.79 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$107 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $72 to $2,570Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $59 to $589
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $562professional $110

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
$125.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
5 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
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.96

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 18th of 51

$120

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.