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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Ohio 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 9 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$214$117 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$794 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $269 to $4,786Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $79 to $676
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $214

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
$269.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$21,379.62
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
$91.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 5th of 51

$339

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.