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Bladder Removal With Pelvic Node Removal

Illinois 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?

$5,475

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,475 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,820 to $3,236
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,820 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $4,169
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $2,239

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$54,954.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,762.47
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,454.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 36th of 50

$5,475

$2,239 physician + $3,236 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.