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Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth

Maryland rates for HCPCS 52240

This procedure uses a thin lighted scope passed through the urethra into the bladder to burn away or cut out a sizable growth from the bladder lining, without any external incision. It is used when the growth found during a bladder exam is on the larger end of what can be treated this way, as opposed to a small or medium-sized growth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth cost?

$3,219

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,219 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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$589$417 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$417 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $200 to $6,166Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,862
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $589

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
$199.53
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 14.2 times more in Delaware than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMaryland $3,219 · 42nd of 50
DE $12,166WV $854

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.