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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Rhode Island 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$83.18 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$120 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $89 to $3,890Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $65 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $102

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$162.18
2 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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 30th of 51

$107

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.