go back

Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor cost?

$3,655

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,655 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,230 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,122 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Maine than in Massachusetts. 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

South Dakota· 26th of 51

$3,655

$1,660 physician + $1,995 facility

ME $16,585MA $2,122

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.