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Complex Bladder Tube Exchange

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 51710

This procedure replaces a tube that drains the bladder through an opening in the lower abdomen, in a situation that is more difficult than a routine exchange. Difficulty can arise from scarring, a narrowed tract, or other factors that make removing and reinserting the tube more involved. The clinician removes the old tube and threads a new one into the bladder through the same opening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complex Bladder Tube Exchange cost?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $355.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $85 to $7,762Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $85 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $151

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
$85.11
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Hawaii than in Michigan. 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$151

HI $1,148MI $132

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.