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
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $113.40 $37.74 – $188.70
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $113.40 $37.74 – $188.70
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $113.40 $31.08 – $188.70
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $113.40 $35.52 – $188.70
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $113.40 $39.96 – $188.70
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $113.78 $29.03 – $490.44
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $113.78 $29.03 – $275.87
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $113.78 $29.03 – $295.47
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $113.78 $29.03 – $55.78
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $113.78 $29.03 – $115.39
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $113.78 $29.03 – $37.37
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $114.50 $94.12 – $2,261.00
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $116.16 $122.34 – $385.02
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $116.57 $81.16 – $226.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $116.87 $81.16 – $226.68
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $117.00 $195.00 – $195.00
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $117.42 $93.48 – $8,568.00
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $117.54 $10.00 – $256.68
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $118.18 $114.13 – $302.12
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $119.47 $114.13 – $302.12
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $120.60 not published
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $121.50 $12.19 – $42.40
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $121.98 $26.16 – $260.23
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $121.98 $26.16 – $260.23
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $122.36 $47.61 – $218.12
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $122.40 not published
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $122.88 $43.50 – $170.52
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $123.57 $30.52 – $100.73
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $123.84 $146.00 – $182.11
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $124.30 $129.23 – $4,217.00
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $125.44 $43.50 – $170.52
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $126.35 $24.01 – $270.75
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $127.50 not published
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $129.46 $106.72 – $523.86
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $131.20 $112.80 – $182.57
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $131.54 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $131.54 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $131.54 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $131.54 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $131.54 $45.00 – $2,225.50
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $132.00 not published
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $133.40 $22.29 – $183.27
St Mary's Hospital Richmond, VA $133.80 not published
St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $133.80 not published
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $133.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $134.40 $99.45 – $123.39
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $136.20 $81.16 – $226.68
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $138.00 $127.17 – $129.71
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $138.50 not published
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $138.60 not published

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