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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 October 2026.

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

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$95.50$77.62 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$155 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,467Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $69 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $95

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
$95.50
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
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
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.49

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 47th of 51

$95.50

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.