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Bladder Channel To The Skin Using The Appendix

New York rates for HCPCS 50845

Builds a narrow channel between the bladder and an opening on the surface of the abdomen, using the appendix as the tube. The person then empties the bladder by passing a thin catheter through that opening instead of through the urethra. It is done for people who cannot empty the bladder normally, often because of a nerve or spinal condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Channel To The Skin Using The Appendix cost?

$6,343

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,343 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$1,230 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,884 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,467
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,898professional $1,445

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,162.28
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,365.16
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where New York sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNew York $6,343 · 20th of 50
ME $14,842MD $2,010

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.