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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

Texas 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?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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$2,399$2,089 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,905 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,333Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,715
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,162professional $2,399

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$12,882.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$30,199.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,388.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$275.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,677.35
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Texas 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.

Texas $2,512 · 38th 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.