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Bladder Scope Exam With Treatment Of A Small Growth

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 52224

A thin lighted scope is passed through the urethra into the bladder to examine the lining, and a small growth found on the bladder or urethra is treated in the same visit using heat, freezing, or laser energy, with or without taking a tissue sample. This combines diagnostic viewing and treatment of a minor finding in a single procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bladder Scope Exam With Treatment Of A Small Growth cost?

$708

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $1,698.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $525 to $19,953Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $191 to $2,188
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $537

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$89.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 43rd of 51

$708

AK $1,698NE $407

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.