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Partial Bladder Removal, Simple

Illinois 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?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $4,467.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $977 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $977 to $4,365
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,862professional $1,585

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
$977.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$29,512.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 39th of 50

$1,820

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.