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Bladder Contrast Injection for Imaging

Missouri rates for HCPCS 51600

A thin catheter is used to inject contrast dye into the bladder so its shape and function can be seen clearly on X-ray images. This is typically done just before a cystogram or voiding study, which checks for problems like abnormal bladder shape, reflux of urine toward the kidneys, or leaks. The injection itself is the preparation step for that imaging exam.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bladder Contrast Injection for Imaging cost?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$64.57 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$407 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,365Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $49 to $776
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $195

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
$50.12
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$446.68
4 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
$19.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in North Carolina than in Hawaii. 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.

Missouri· 15th of 51

$204

NC $309HI $58.88

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.