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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Rhode Island 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?

$219

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $288.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,786Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $120 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $209

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
$676.08
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 49th of 51

$219

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.