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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Maryland 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$126 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $87 to $2,344Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $81 to $933
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $347professional $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
$87.10
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 26th of 51

$282

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.