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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

Connecticut 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$3,715$2,570 to $4,898
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$4,898 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $16,218Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $6,457
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $3,715

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
$3,981.07
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $3,981 · 11th 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.