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Unlisted Surgical Procedure On The Bladder

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 51999

Covers an operation on the bladder that has no standard named entry of its own. It is used when the surgery performed does not match any established named bladder procedure, and the surgeon provides a written description of what was carried out. What is involved varies from case to case.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Surgical Procedure On The Bladder cost?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 6 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$2,818$2,570 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,754 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $9,550Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $8,511
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $4,074professional $2,818

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
$616.60
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72,443.60
Median
$85,113.80
Typical High
$114,815.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$97,723.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$64.57
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Maine than in Alaska. 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.

Kentucky· 30th of 50

$3,981

ME $12,303AK $676

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.