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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

South Dakota 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 8 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$112$74.13 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$229 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $95 to $724Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $49 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $112

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
$263.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$275.42
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 21st of 51

$120

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.