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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Pennsylvania 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$57.54 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$97.72 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $69 to $5,754Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $50 to $166
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $324professional $93

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
$85.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.72
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,232.93
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,412.54
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,232.93
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$79.43
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.72
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 47th of 51

$95.50

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.