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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 October 2026.

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

$339

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $912.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,754Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $229 to $501
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,660professional $263

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$602.56
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.30

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Maryland· 37th of 51

$339

OK $1,349NY $229

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.