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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove Bladder Neck Tissue

Delaware 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?

$646

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $813.

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 $6,026 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,244Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,585
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $6,026professional $646

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
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $646 · 49th of 51
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.