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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Georgia 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 8 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$224$135 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,288 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $427 to $9,550Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $81 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $224

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
$251.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 31st of 51

$269

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.