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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 October 2026.

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

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$81.28 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$141 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,585Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $62 to $178
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $407professional $107

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
$63.10
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
6 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
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 20th of 51

$117

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.