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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Alaska rates for HCPCS 52000

This procedure uses a thin, lighted scope passed through the urethra to directly examine the inside of the urethra and bladder. It allows a clinician to look for abnormalities such as inflammation, growths, or structural problems without making any incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$347$229 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$245 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,169Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,023
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $468professional $347

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
$407.38
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,513.56
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$831.76

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$347

WI $457WV $200

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.