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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$4,169$2,754 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,995 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $8,511Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $5,370
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $4,169

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
$1,995.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $4,074 · 9th 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.