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Lifting the Bladder Neck for Urine Leakage

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 51840

Through an incision in the lower abdomen, stitches are placed that lift and anchor the bladder neck and the top of the urethra to firm tissue behind the pubic bone. Restoring that support stops urine escaping when a person coughs, laughs, or lifts something heavy. This is the straightforward version of the repair rather than a redo of an earlier one.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lifting the Bladder Neck for Urine Leakage cost?

$794

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $1,698.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $19,953Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $759

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$794

AK $2,818UT $479

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.