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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $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 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$240$129 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$891$339 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $117 to $5,888Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $76 to $617
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $891professional $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
$131.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$93.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$537.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th 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.