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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

South 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 7 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$269$135 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$288 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $110 to $9,772Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $78 to $661
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,122professional $269

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
$104.71
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 25th of 51

$288

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.