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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

Virginia 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$100$60.26 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$105 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $68 to $5,370Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $54 to $204
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $363professional $100

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
$93.33
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$107

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.