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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

Alaska rates for HCPCS 51585

Removal of the whole bladder, together with construction of a new route for urine to leave the body and removal of lymph nodes from the pelvis so they can be checked for cancer spread. It is a major open operation, most often done for bladder cancer, and involves several days in hospital.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion cost?

$7,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,413 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7,413$4,677 to $10,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,512 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $14,125Professionalmedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $13,490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $7,413

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$13,803.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$14,791.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,182.57
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$13,803.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$7,413

CA $9,120WV $2,138

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.