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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 October 2026.

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

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$138$107 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$91.20 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $71 to $224Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $79 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $126professional $138

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
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$109.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$245.47
5 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
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.00

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$138

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.