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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

New York 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?

$5,789

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,789 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$759 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,951 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $11,482Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $891

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
$912.01
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,570.40
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,754.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where New York 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

New York· 20th of 50

$5,789

$891 physician + $4,898 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.