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Removal of a Bladder Pouch

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 51525

Open operation in which the bladder is opened and a pouch bulging out through a weak spot in its wall is cut away, then the wall is closed again. One or several such pouches can be dealt with at the same sitting. They are removed because urine collects in them instead of draining out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Bladder Pouch cost?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $9,120.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $7,244

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $7,244 · 11th of 50
ME $13,183WV $813

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.