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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Utah 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$115$69.18 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$347 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,571Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $51 to $214
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,951professional $115

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
$95.50
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 16th of 51

$129

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.