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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

North Dakota 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?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,890 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$3,890$3,311 to $4,571
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,951Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $5,012
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $3,890

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 10th of 51

$3,715

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.