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Bladder Channel To The Skin Using The Appendix

Ohio 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?

$8,019

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,019 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$1,230 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$3,162 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,311
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $1,413

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
$1,380.38
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Ohio· 14th of 50

$8,019

$1,413 physician + $6,607 facility

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.