go back

Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

Ohio 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?

$7,478

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,478 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$741 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$2,570 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $12,589Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,862
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $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
$851.14
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 14th of 50

$7,478

$871 physician + $6,607 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.