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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove Bladder Neck Tissue

Alaska rates for HCPCS 51520

Surgery that opens the bladder through an incision in the lower abdomen so the surgeon can cut away tissue at the bladder neck, the narrow outlet where the bladder empties into the urethra. It is done when scarring or overgrowth at that outlet is blocking the flow of urine.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Bladder Surgery To Remove Bladder Neck Tissue cost?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,399$1,585 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,754 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $631 to $3,388
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $2,399

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,168.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Alaska 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2,399

AK $2,399UT $447

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.