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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Alabama 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 5 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$214$158 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$562 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,020Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $81 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $214

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
$158.49
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 43rd of 51

$240

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.