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Bladder Scope with Ureter Catheter Placement

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Bladder Scope with Ureter Catheter Placement cost?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $479.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,239Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $178 to $589
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 24th of 51

$331

WI $794UT $257

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.