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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

Nevada 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?

$5,236

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,236 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$871$794 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$1,230 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,318Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,445
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $871

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
$794.33
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Nevada 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 feeNevada $5,236 · 24th 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.