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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Delaware 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 4 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$240$145 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$257 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $81 to $8,318Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $81 to $525
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $240

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
$81.28
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$14,454.40
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 39th of 51

$257

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.