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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Maryland 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?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $692.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $49 to $9,550Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,148
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,318professional $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
$48.98
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $302 · 50th of 51
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.