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Bladder Scope with Ureter Catheter Placement

Pennsylvania 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?

$3,713

Typical total for the visit. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,713 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $245 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$245$145 to $324
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$955 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,762Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $120 to $398
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $245

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
$229.09
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$18,197.01
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,317.64
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$17,378.01
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,762.47
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,754.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,951.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 11.8 times more in West Virginia than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Pennsylvania· 22nd of 50

$3,713

$245 physician + $3,467 facility

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.