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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 July 2026.

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

$891

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,762Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $214 to $955
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,188professional $813

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
$512.86
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $891 · 17th of 51
HI $1,905WV $447

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.