Bladder Catheter Insertion (simple) cost at US hospitals

Insertion of a temporary indwelling bladder catheter, simple · CPT 51702

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Bladder Catheter Insertion (simple)

This is the placement of a temporary drainage catheter into the bladder through the urethra — the common Foley, held in place by a small balloon. "Simple" means it went in the ordinary way, without the extra maneuvers a scarred or obstructed urethra would require. It is one of the most routine things done in hospitals, and it frequently appears on a bill attached to some larger episode of care.

$34.35

lowest cash price

$232.30

national median

$2,240.28

highest cash price

795

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $34.35–$2,240.28 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$34.35

82-3844150 BMH Crittenden — West Memphis, AR

Most expensive published cash price

$2,240.28

Mercy Hospital Aurora — Aurora, MO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($147.72) → Sep 1, 2026 ($338.93)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $229.32 $473.46 $625.56
Arizona 23 $62.21 $99.08 $232.25
Arkansas 10 $34.35 $139.10 $299.00
California 88 $39.27 $275.60 $1,297.44
Colorado 17 $101.92 $1,208.26 $1,208.26
Florida 79 $156.78 $481.65 $2,061.19
Georgia 17 $74.60 $368.55 $1,475.52
Hawaii 2 $75.84 $75.84 $166.50
Illinois 43 $62.50 $245.00 $600.48
Indiana 26 $181.12 $348.00 $494.40
Iowa 31 $113.40 $198.25 $593.00
Kansas 10 $73.20 $581.70 $581.70
Kentucky 21 $60.26 $207.00 $338.93
Louisiana 1 $145.86 $145.86 $145.86
Maine 7 $58.00 $173.40 $267.25
Maryland 1 $117.00 $117.00 $117.00
Michigan 27 $59.92 $329.00 $600.80
Minnesota 14 $69.10 $260.00 $297.60
Mississippi 11 $38.60 $96.72 $496.00
Missouri 17 $186.78 $633.60 $2,240.28
Montana 2 $92.00 $92.00 $167.20
Nebraska 13 $113.40 $122.36 $221.61
Nevada 4 $98.80 $225.50 $249.70
New Hampshire 1 $233.80 $233.80 $233.80
New Jersey 9 $140.87 $142.67 $151.80
New Mexico 2 $193.20 $193.20 $193.20
New York 23 $42.00 $152.54 $1,084.00
North Carolina 15 $138.00 $198.83 $516.00
North Dakota 4 $250.40 $250.40 $447.20
Ohio 59 $123.57 $323.25 $1,032.60
Oklahoma 15 $113.78 $194.35 $332.20
Oregon 13 $165.44 $313.65 $469.50
Pennsylvania 32 $184.00 $538.20 $1,027.20
South Carolina 10 $103.00 $142.00 $235.80
South Dakota 7 $199.20 $264.80 $289.60
Tennessee 30 $37.20 $59.16 $131.54
Texas 111 $67.20 $285.15 $1,201.00
Virginia 33 $42.32 $158.50 $368.00
Washington 32 $51.10 $210.00 $488.60
West Virginia 15 $104.50 $229.00 $500.50
Wisconsin 34 $121.98 $195.00 $720.00
Wyoming 4 $103.32 $189.68 $208.50

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $464.80 not published
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $464.80 not published
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $466.00 $117.44 – $4,840.09
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $466.00 $119.19 – $4,840.09
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $467.60 not published
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $469.50 $134.84 – $337.09
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $473.46 not published
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $476.85 $98.70 – $2,334.00
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $476.85 $1,887.00 – $2,654.00
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $476.85 $1,887.00 – $2,654.00
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $481.60 $34.39 – $222.83
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $481.65 $22.72 – $629.85
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $481.65 $23.30 – $370.50
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $481.65 $22.72 – $592.80
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $488.60 $43.03 – $426.31
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $494.40 $6.48 – $481.98
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $495.00 $30.26 – $194.89
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $496.00 $115.97 – $258.35
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $500.50 $18.78 – $396.13
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $513.70 $142.58 – $149.71
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $513.70 $142.58 – $149.71
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $516.00 $127.17 – $317.55
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $538.20 $30.26 – $167.61
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $540.60 $30.26 – $173.35
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $551.40 $30.26 – $173.35
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL $552.39 not published
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $555.90 $179.26 – $3,982.87
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX $560.89 $136.29 – $4,826.69
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $560.89 $133.65 – $4,826.69
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $571.51 $134.32 – $237.69
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $581.70 $125.96 – $1,087.00
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $581.70 $125.96 – $1,087.00
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $581.70 $125.12 – $1,087.00
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $592.80 $128.29 – $3,714.00
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $592.80 $128.29 – $3,714.00
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $592.80 $128.29 – $3,714.00
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $592.80 $131.09 – $3,714.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $593.00 $3.77 – $288.25
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $599.00 $144.90 – $701.51
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $600.48 $74.69 – $834.00
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $600.80 not published
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $602.00 $171.12 – $1,311.00
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $613.47 $99.22 – $242.06
Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX $617.45 $133.65 – $1,187.00
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX $617.45 $133.87 – $1,187.00
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $623.22 $474.13 – $474.13
Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK $625.56 not published
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $633.60 $31.80 – $2,167.00
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $633.60 $31.80 – $2,167.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $633.60 $31.80 – $2,167.00

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