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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

North Carolina 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?

$2,707

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,707 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$1,047$832 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$1,000 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Carolina· 46th of 50

$2,707

$1,047 physician + $1,660 facility

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.