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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

Arizona 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 5 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$2,344$2,089 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,188 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $4,786
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,074professional $2,344

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $2,399 · 41st of 51
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.