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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Indiana 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?

$9,621

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,621 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,333 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$245 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,333$5,129 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $17,783Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $229 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $288

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
$354.81
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 13.3 times more in Indiana than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Indiana· 1st of 50

$9,621

$288 physician + $9,333 facility

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.