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Open Bladder Surgery To Destroy A Growth

North Carolina 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 rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $741 to $3,631Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $550 to $776
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $617

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
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74