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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Montana 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?

$726

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $726 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $417 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$309$263 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$417$417 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $417 to $10,000Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,023
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $417professional $309

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
$1,862.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56

Where Montana 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 feeMontana $726 · 50th 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.