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Removal of a Bladder Pouch

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Bladder Pouch cost?

$5,623

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,549$1,230 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,692 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,549

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,090.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Maine than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 12th of 51

$5,623

$1,549 physician + $4,074 facility

ME $16,690DE $2,304

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.