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Simple Exchange Of A Bladder Drainage Tube

West 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 5 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$95.50$64.57 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$87.10 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $44 to $550Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $51 to $115
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $95

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
$43.65
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$724.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$105

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.