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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Missouri 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?

$2,428

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,428 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$275 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,202 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $692 to $5,495Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $708
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,089professional $339

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
$331.13
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,548.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 13.3 times more in Indiana than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMissouri $2,428 · 43rd of 50
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.