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Closing A Bladder Drainage Opening

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 51880

Closes a surgically made opening between the bladder and the skin of the lower abdomen that had been used to drain urine. The tract is freed up and the bladder wall and skin are stitched shut in layers. It is done once the bladder is emptying normally again and the opening is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closing A Bladder Drainage Opening cost?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $8,318.

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 $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,096

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Nebraska· 14th of 50

$4,365

IN $9,333WV $437

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.