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Open Bladder Surgery To Remove A Bladder Tumor

Virginia 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?

$7,950

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,950 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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$813 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$1,318 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $871 to $14,125Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $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
$870.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 12th of 50

$7,950

$871 physician + $7,079 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.