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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 51530

Surgery that opens the bladder through an incision in the lower abdomen so a growth on the bladder wall can be cut out directly. It is used when a tumor cannot be reached or removed adequately through the urethra.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor cost?

$1,047

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $1,380.

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 $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,162Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,288
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $1,000

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in California than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 29th of 51

$1,047

CA $6,457MD $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.