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Repair Of A Bladder Open At Birth

Maine rates for HCPCS 51940

Reconstructive surgery for a baby born with the bladder open onto the outside of the lower abdomen instead of closed inside the pelvis. The surgeon folds the bladder into its proper shape, closes it, and repairs the abdominal wall and pelvic structures over it. It is a major operation done early in life and is often one stage of a longer plan of repairs.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Bladder Open At Birth cost?

$2,239

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $2,754.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19,498 · 10th to 90th $18,197 to $26,303Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $3,236
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $19,498professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$26,302.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.7 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.

Maine· 25th of 51

$2,239

CA $7,762WV $1,660

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.