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Bladder and Urethra Scope Exam

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$251$123 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$741 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $251 to $10,965Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $81 to $759
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,778professional $251

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
$218.78
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$354.81
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$416.87

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 24th 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.