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Partial Bladder Removal, Simple

Iowa rates for HCPCS 51550

Surgery to remove a portion of the bladder while leaving the rest in place. This is the simple version of the operation; removing the entire bladder with urinary rerouting is a different, more extensive service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Partial Bladder Removal, Simple cost?

$2,951

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $6,457.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $977 to $3,162
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $2,188

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
$1,412.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 28th of 50

$2,951

WV $20,893ND $955

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.