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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Washington, DC 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?

$316

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $3,548.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,762Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $257 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $263

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
$257.04
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$537.03
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
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. 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· 47th of 51

$316

OK $2,630DE $263

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.