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Bladder Removal With Pelvic Node Removal

Colorado rates for HCPCS 51575

Complete removal of the bladder together with the lymph nodes in the pelvis, done to treat bladder cancer. Taking out the nodes shows whether the cancer has spread and treats disease that has already reached them. A new route for urine to leave the body is created as part of the overall treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Removal With Pelvic Node Removal cost?

$11,738

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,738 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,188 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,550 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$2,188$1,820 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,550$5,370 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $18,197Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,631
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,550professional $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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,918.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.6 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Colorado· 7th of 50

$11,738

$2,188 physician + $9,550 facility

ME $21,953MD $2,566

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.