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Removal of a Bladder Pouch

West Virginia 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?

$2,873

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,873 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,175$813 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$1,413 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,570
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $1,175

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 41st of 51

$2,873

$1,175 physician + $1,698 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.