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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

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

$955

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $1,000.

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 $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $3,890Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,023
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,818professional $955

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Hawaii· 37th of 51

$955

AK $3,090UT $537

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.