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Bladder Scope Exam With Treatment Of A Small Growth

Rhode Island 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?

$759

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $1,023.

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 $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $8,913Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,096
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $603

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $759 · 40th 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.