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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 July 2026.

How much does Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion cost?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 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 $5,370 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$2,239$1,862 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,239 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,236
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $5,370professional $2,239

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,162.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,623.41
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $2,239 · 46th 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.