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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

New York 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?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 9 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$2,455$2,042 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$3,090 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $5,888
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,754professional $2,455

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,370.32
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,549.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,495.41
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,244.36
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where New York 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.

New York $3,236 · 18th 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.