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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Minnesota 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $891 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$288$182 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$501 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,020Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $107 to $794
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $891professional $288

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
$67.61
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$954.99
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$741.31

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 19th of 51

$295

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.