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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Arizona 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$282$182 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$955 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,495Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $83 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $282

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
$426.58
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 12th of 51

$316

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.