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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Iowa 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$339$219 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$513 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,012Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $339

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
$162.18
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$645.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$3,467.37
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
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$660.69
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$512.86

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$355

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.