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Bladder Opened To Treat Inner Lining

Vermont rates for HCPCS 51020

Surgery in which the bladder is opened through an incision in the lower abdomen so an abnormal area on its inner lining can be treated directly. The surgeon destroys the area with an electric current or places radioactive material against it, then closes the bladder. It is used when treatment through a scope passed up the urinary tube is not sufficient.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bladder Opened To Treat Inner Lining cost?

$724

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $794.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,802Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,072
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 28th of 51

$724

AK $2,042UT $380

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.