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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

Iowa 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,365$3,162 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,514 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $6,607
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $4,365

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
$3,090.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,025.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$30,199.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,754.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,760.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$4,365

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.