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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Ohio 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?

$4,141

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,141 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$251 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,630 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,233Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $229 to $2,239
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $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
$660.69
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$21,379.62
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
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78

Where Ohio 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 feeOhio $4,141 · 25th 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.