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Bladder Removal With Urinary Diversion

West Virginia 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 4 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$2,042 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,995 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,239Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,020
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $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
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$2,138

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.