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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Colorado rates for HCPCS 52234

A procedure in which a thin, lighted scope is passed through the urethra into the bladder to burn away or remove a small bladder tumor found during the exam. It is a minimally invasive way to treat certain bladder growths without an external incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor cost?

$6,190

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,190 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $302 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$302$245 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$3,311 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $12,882Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $245 to $832
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,888professional $302

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
$1,258.93
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 13.3 times more in Indiana than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeColorado $6,190 · 8th of 50
IN $9,621MT $726

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.