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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 July 2026.

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

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,089$1,318 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$724 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $603 to $10,000Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,890
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $2,089

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 5th of 51

$2,089

CA $6,607WV $631

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.