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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Kentucky 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?

$3,107

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,107 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,698 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $562 to $15,136Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $229 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $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
$295.12
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 36th of 50

$3,107

$288 physician + $2,818 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.