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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $389.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,762Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $240 to $427
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $288

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 49th of 51

$302

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.