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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

North Carolina 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 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$2,818$2,239 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$2,042 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $5,754
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $2,818

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$30,199.52

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $3,020 · 23rd 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.