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Scope Removal Of A Large Bladder Growth

North Dakota 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?

$5,853

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,853 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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$724$490 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$389 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $363 to $8,710Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,413
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $5,129professional $724

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
$363.08
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24

Where North Dakota 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 feeNorth Dakota $5,853 · 20th 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.