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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Colorado 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$229$117 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,413 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $229 to $7,413Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $81 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $229

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
$229.09
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$302

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.