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Bladder Tumor Removal Via Scope (Medium)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 52235

A doctor passes a thin lighted scope through the urethra into the bladder and uses it to burn away or cut out a growth on the bladder wall, without any external incision. This version is used for a midsized growth, larger than could be treated with the smallest version of this procedure, but not large enough to need the most extensive version.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bladder Tumor Removal Via Scope (Medium) cost?

$407

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $1,023.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $759 to $19,953Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$407

OK $1,349NY $288

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.