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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

Indiana 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $15,488 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 $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,488$10,233 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $25,704Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,802
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,488professional $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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 16th of 51

$3,467

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.