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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

Montana 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?

$3,631

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$3,631$2,884 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$3,548 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $3,981Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $11,220
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $3,631

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,548.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,981.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$3,631

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.