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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

Minnesota 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?

$6,287

Typical total for the visit. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,287 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,820$1,349 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,138 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,020
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,467professional $1,820

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
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$16,982.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,548.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMinnesota $6,287 · 16th of 50
ME $14,230WV $1,537

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.