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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

South Carolina 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $692 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$63.10 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$158 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $83 to $9,772Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $49 to $182
$100$1K$10Kfacility $692professional $93

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 30th of 51

$112

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.