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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Oregon 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $178 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$93.33 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$141 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $110 to $794Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $71 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $178professional $132

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
10 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
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.18

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$148

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.