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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

Maryland 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?

$813

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $1,047.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $2,239Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $813

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$813

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.