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Bladder Scope with Ureter Catheter Placement

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 52005

A thin scope is passed through the urethra into the bladder to examine it, and a small catheter is then guided up into one or both ureters (the tubes connecting the kidneys to the bladder). It may include flushing fluid through the catheter or injecting contrast dye to get a clearer X-ray view of the upper urinary tract.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Scope with Ureter Catheter Placement cost?

$2,646

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,646 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$158 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$302 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $132 to $7,244Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $129 to $832
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,344professional $302

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
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$758.58
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.8 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeNorth Carolina $2,646 · 30th of 50
WV $7,200ND $611

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.