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Bladder Scope Procedure To Remove A Small Tumor

West Virginia 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?

$6,598

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,598 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $288 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$288$257 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$5,754 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $257 to $6,761Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $234 to $525
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,310professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,659.59
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
$346.74
Typical High
$1,513.56
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52

Where West Virginia 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 feeWest Virginia $6,598 · 6th 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.