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Open Bladder Surgery To Destroy A Growth

California rates for HCPCS 51030

An operation that opens the bladder through an incision in the lower abdomen so a growth on the inner lining can be destroyed directly. It is used when a lesion cannot be reached or dealt with adequately through a telescope passed along the urethra.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Bladder Surgery To Destroy A Growth cost?

$8,318

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $8,318.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $5,888 to $19,055Professionalmedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $501 to $8,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,715professional $8,318

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where California sits

The same service costs 28.2 times more in Connecticut than in New Mexico. 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.

California· 10th of 41

$8,318

CT $11,749NM $417

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.