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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 October 2026.

How much does Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion cost?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,778 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,862 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,169
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $2,042

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$524.81
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,128.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,079.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,786.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,754.40
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$263.03
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,754.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where New York 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.

New York· 42nd of 51

$2,138

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.