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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 October 2026.

How much does Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion cost?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,311$2,692 to $3,802
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$1,175 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $676 to $16,596Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $5,129
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $3,311

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,248.07
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,760.83
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Connecticut· 13th of 51

$3,388

AK $8,511TX $1,380

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.