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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

Maine 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?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $1,318.

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 $13,183 · 10th to 90th $12,303 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $13,183professional $1,047

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
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 28th of 51

$1,072

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.