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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$2,239$2,042 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$479 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,548
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $794professional $2,239

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
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,981.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,162.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
10 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
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$2,239

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.