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Open Bladder Surgery To Destroy A Growth

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

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

$457

Typical physician fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $490.

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 $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $468Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $646
$500$1Kfacility $457professional $457

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$467.74
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in Connecticut than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Pennsylvania· 46th of 46

$457

CT $11,749PA $457

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.