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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 July 2026.

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

$97.72

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $145.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $51 to $3,802Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $54 to $151
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 48th of 51

$97.72

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.