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Enlarging The Bladder With A Piece Of Intestine

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 51960

Surgery that makes the bladder bigger by opening it and patching in a segment of intestine, so it holds more urine at a lower pressure. The remaining intestine is rejoined so the bowel still works normally.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Enlarging The Bladder With A Piece Of Intestine cost?

$4,517

Typical total for the visit. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,698$1,413 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,413 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,890
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,818professional $1,698

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,365.16
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMassachusetts $4,517 · 36th of 50
ME $21,318MD $2,174

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.